Last Thursday night, John McCain showed energy and passion during the first GOP presidential candidates' debate. He spoke to America's most pressing challenges, specifically addressing the need to eliminate wasteful government spending and winning the battle against Islamic extremists. Earlier in the week, Senator McCain delivered a foreign policy speech to the Hoover Institution, where he called for a worldwide "League of Democracies." He will spend next week campaigning through Iowa, Michigan, Illinois and Ohio. Please visit http://link.johnmccain.com/?95-898-342639-7484 for information about the campaign and spread the word by forwarding this newsletter to friends, family and fellow supporters
"John McCain Won" Debate With "Grade-A Performance"
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David Yepsen of The Des Moines Register reports, "John McCain was his old self in Thursday night's Republican presidential debate: Feisty, pointed and a straight-talker who wasn't afraid to tell Republican activists things they didn't want to hear... It made him the big winner of the night."
Eye On 08 Blog reports, "McCain won today. Of the big three, he moved forward."
Power Line Blog's Paul Mirengoff reports, "Frankly, I think John McCain had the best night." Read more coverage of Senator McCain's Debate Win...
On The Record
McCain Is Back! Newly Released American Research Group Poll Shows John McCain Leading In Iowa, New Hampshire, And South Carolina. Michael Goldfarb of The Weekly Standard reports, "So this latest poll from ARG confirms what we've all been sensing for some time now, McCain is back!... McCain now has the lead in the three states that matter most: Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina."Read more great news...
Did You Know...
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Support For McCain Grows Nationwide
The Post and Courier reports, "Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign announced that James Island Mayor Mary Clark has joined South Carolina Mayors for McCain and will help build the campaign's grass-roots network in her community."'John McCain has a proven record of conservative reform,' Clark told McCain's presidential campaign staff. 'Whether he is standing strong in the defense of this country, beating back wasteful spending or voting to promote a culture of life, Sen. McCain has shown he's on our side.'" Read more about endorsements for John McCain...
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Breaking News......Dick Morris says McCain wins the 1st Debate:
JOHN MCCAIN WINS FIRST GOP DEBATE, BUT MSNBC SHOWS ANTI-GIULIANI BIAS
By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN
Published on FoxNews.com on May 4, 2007.
John McCain bounced back in the first Republican presidential debate and breathed new life into his faltering candidacy.
His answers were strong: he faced the camera squarely, and scored big with his circa-2000 attacks on pork spending and special interests. He was both passionate and articulate. His sole bad moment came with his fumbling answer about why he opposed the Bush tax cuts. But for a candidate who seemed to have lost his way, McCain did very, very well.
That said, there was a major bias in the debate. MSNBC and Politico deliberately marginalized Giuliani and steered far too many of the important questions to anybody not named Rudy. In doing so, they paid homage to their Democratic Party masters by diminishing the candidate most likely to win in November.
The other two winners were Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee.
Romney, who had the most face time of all of the candidates, showed himself to be the handsome, well-spoken candidate that he is. While his account of his flip-flops on abortion was not convincing, his homilies to family, God and country will sound good to Republican ears.
Huckabee (disclosure: a former client) was the most original and interesting of the candidates. His unique style came through when he defended his pro-life views by asking why, if we “move heaven and earth” to find hikers lost on Mt. Hood or in a coal mine, we don’t defend human life in the womb. His explanation of how his faith leads him to embrace global stewardship in the face of climate change and to want to punish Enron-style executives who fleece their workers was both novel and intriguing.
Rudy Giuliani underperformed in the debate. He began very well by comparing himself to Ronald Reagan and noting that Iran backed down in “two seconds” when they looked into Reagan’s eyes and released the hostages. But then he deteriorated into a mayor, not a president. He repeated too often his record in New York City and, incredibly, failed to even mention 9-11 — his signature moment — until his last answer of the 90 minute debate. While the format was biased against him, his own performance was not strong enough to counteract it.
But still, Rudy showed that he doesn’t really have a domestic program. While he shone on terrorism, he was far from persuasive on social or economic issues. He needs a program or at least talking points on something other than New York City and terrorism.
An honorable mention goes to Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) who outdistanced his western state rival for the anti-immigration vote, Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.). Hunter was more attractive and handled the immigration issue better than Tancredo. He helped himself move to the front rank of the second tier of candidates.
Losers were former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson who was dull, unattractive, and basically uninteresting. His only accurate claim was his creation of the welfare reform system, a statement that saved him from a total wipeout. Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore was likewise boring and bland and did himself no good. But the most boring candidate, by far, was Kansas Senator Sam Brownback. He entered the debate vying with Huckabee for the Christian right imprimatur, but lost that contest hands down to his rival’s originality and creativity.
The impact of the debate will probably be to tighten the Republican race. One can expect McCain and Romney to move up, for Giuliani’s lead to shrink, and for Huckabee to move to the front rank of second level candidates.
Giuliani will probably still win the nomination, but he has to get his act down better. He’s running for president … not for mayor.
Does John McCain really need the likes of Mayor Mary Clark in his corner. If John provides the same kind of leadership for America that Clark has imposed on the Town of James Island, this country is headed for third world status pronto. Or maybe he plans to turn the White House into a replica of the Hanoi Hilton.
Mayor Mary Clark doesn't even have rest rooms in her town hall years after she was first elected. Of course she wisely choose a location close to her own residence so that's not a big problem for her. And after all, who else matters?
Come on John. This Mayor you are scratching backs with only got the vote of less that 15% of the registered voters in her on again - off again town. You'll have to do a lot better than that to be elected as president.
Hanging chads notwithstanding.
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