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Tuesday, 17 July 2007
Video: McCain goes to the mattresses
Apparently, there is still a John McCain presidential campaign going on in South Carolina, in spite of conventional wisdom. I'm not dismissing conventional wisdom, mind you -- Mike Fitts' assessment of his situation this morning was as follows: "He's out." And I'm not arguing with Mike, on account of the fact that he finally came back from vacating in Colorado, and I don't have to do the production work any more. I had to be physically restrained in the hallway this morning to keep me from hugging him.
That doesn't mean I agree with him.
True, when I went by the McCain HQ this morning on a whim to see if it was still there (actually, I'd never been there before; I had to ask Bob McAlister where it was), I found one staff left. It was quiet -- too quiet. But B.J Boling was putting a brave face on things, as the video will attest -- talking about no more of this massive, Clausewitzian-army approach -- back to the insurgency of 2000. Anyway, listen to the video to hear the sound of a campaign going to the mattresses.
B.J. isn't the only guy on the staff, mind you -- I ran into Buzz Jacobs in the parking lot on my way out of
the HQ (in Richard Quinn's building at 1600 Gervais -- that's 1600, note). I said I wanted to get a mug shot, so he stood in front of an SUV with a McCain sticker on it. But he explained he isn't a Clemson grad.
Anyway, B.J. and Buzz actually do have some good points when they say the campaign's obits are greatly exaggerated. I tend to agree with them. Two of the better points:
- McCain still raised more money than any candidate of either party in South Carolina in the past quarter -- in spite of, as Buzz put it, "getting our butts beat over immigration." So there.
- Who the heck else are Republicans going to go with in South Carolina? Seriously. Giuliani? I like Giuliani OK -- he's a stand-up guy -- but I can't see Repubs in this state seriously going with him. Mitt Romney? I don't think so. Maybe, but I really don't think so.
And oh yeah -- where's that Fred Thompson guy anyway?
Posted by Brad Warthen at 11:02 AM in Elections, John McCain, Parties, South Carolina, Video
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Brad is out of town and out of pocket until after 5 but wanted me to let you know: He knows the video isn't working. He'll get it fixed as soon as he can.
Posted by: Cindi Scoppe | Jul 17, 2007 1:25:40 PM
Two other data points:
Ron Paul got more donations from military members than McCain.
In an AP poll released today, "None of the above" was the leading vote getter for Republican candidates.
Posted by: Doug Ross | Jul 17, 2007 3:04:31 PM
Yes, it is. Works fine for me.
Posted by: Brad Warthen | Jul 17, 2007 5:31:25 PM
