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« on: December 23, 2007, 01:55:40 PM »

Is the John McCain campaign starting to show signs of life after a near death experience?

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« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2007, 04:20:03 PM »

Yes.  Anyone who counts out John McCain is a fool.  I wouldn't say he's poised to win by any stretch.  But he is someone you disregard and "write off" at your own peril.  Not unlike Hillary Clinton.
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« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2007, 04:32:19 PM »

He's got the fourth best chance at the nomination now, behind Romney, Huckabee, and Guiliani. Unlike other candidates near the bottom, however, he has the name recognition and gravitas of a top tier candidate. It'll be a lot easier for him to make a run than someone like Thompson, Paul, or Hunter.
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« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2007, 04:48:51 PM »

McCain has a real chance to take New Hampshire away from Romney, which would essentially end his campaign.
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« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2007, 07:40:56 PM »

McCain has, arguably, a more realistic path to the nomination than Giuliani at this point.

If he places third or at worst fourth in Iowa then wins NH, he'd have a good shot at winning MI the next week.  If Romney doesn't win NV, that essentially closes down the Romney campaign and makes it a McCain v. Huckabee match which McCain would have a shot at.
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« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2007, 10:02:32 PM »

Rudy was leading Nevada last poll I saw, but he could have tumbled like he has in every other poll. Honestly, if Romney loses both Iowa and New Hampshire, two states his entire campaign has relied on for early momentum, he's finished. I don't see him winning Nevada or Michigan.
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« Reply #6 on: December 23, 2007, 10:11:47 PM »

If Mitt is done after losing Iowa and New Hampshire, what will it take to get rid of Rudy? 
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« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2007, 10:55:19 PM »

Mitt's in first or a close second in recent NV/MI polling--whether because of Mormons, extensive campaigning in those states, or family ties.  So he's not completely dead in the water there if he loses IA & NH, unlike pretty much all the post-SC states where he's relying solely on momentum.  However, a loss in NH is really most likely to send those two states to Huckabee, who has less of a hill to climb than McCain.  Though it will be interesting to see where Giuliani's voters in NV go--we really need some more polling out of NV.
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« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2007, 11:01:09 PM »

If Huckabee wins Iowa and McCain wins New Hampshire, Romney's campaign will largely be crippled, though they could thow massive amounts of cash into Michigan.  

In terms of ranking  Republicans for winning nomination, I would put it

1)Romney
2)Huckabee
3)McCain
4)Giuliani
5)Thompson

Small distance between 2 and 3
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« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2007, 11:05:50 PM »

I really wonder what is going through the minds of conservatives when they see that Romney really isn't doing it in the GE still.
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