McCain won the hearts of the Mackinac Conference ..." -- Human Events' John Gizzi
John McCain "Won The Hearts Of The Mackinac Conference," Delivering "A Powerful Address" That Received The "Loudest And Longest Applause Given Any Of The Half-Dozen Presidential Candidates"
Human Events' John Gizzi: John McCain Was "A Hit" At Mackinac Conference, Delivering "Powerful Address" That Proves "He Still Packs A Wallop In The Water Wonderland." "Seven years after he won the state's presidential primary in a dramatic upset, John McCain clearly demonstrated that ... he still packs a wallop in the Water Wonderland. ... McCain then launched into a powerful address on the importance of US troops winning in Iraq ... McCain closed his remarks with a strong tribute to the fighting US soldiers he met in Iraq." (John Gizzi, "McCain A Hit (No Sarkozy For Him)," Human Events, 9/23/07)
· Gizzi: "McCain Won The Hearts Of The Mackinac Conference ..." (John Gizzi, "McCain A Hit (No Sarkozy For Him)," Human Events, 9/23/07)
The Detroit News: McCain Received "The Loudest And Longest Applause Given Any Of The Half-Dozen Presidential Candidates ..." "McCain got perhaps the loudest and longest applause given any of the half-dozen presidential candidates speaking this weekend, when he criticized New York's Columbia University for planning to host Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his visit next week to the United Nations." (Gordon Trowbridge, "McCain Says More Time Needed To Create Stability In Iraq," Detroit News, 9/23/07)
Michigan Republican Party Chairman Saul Anuzis: "I Think John McCain Gave The Best Speech I've Ever Seen Him Give. ... It Was From The Heart, It Was Well-Delivered." (Erin McPike, "In Mackinac, It's Romney vs. McCain," National Journal's "Hotline" Blog, 9/24/07)
MIRS News: McCain Brought Audience "To Its Feet With A Rousing Case For Keeping The U.S. Military In Iraq ... Easily The Best Address Of The Conference." "The morning after bringing the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference to its feet with a rousing case for keeping the U.S. military in Iraq, U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) finished a solid second in a Republican presidential primary straw poll taken this weekend of 979 conference attendees by national blog Hotline. ... But conference attendees used the word 'plastic' to describe Romney's scatter-shot speech, while McCain gave easily the best address of the conference." ("Maybe McCain Isn't Dead Yet," Michigan Information & Research Service (MIRS), 9/24/07)
Hotline Blog: McCain Earned "One Of The Few Standing Ovations Awarded" At Mackinac. "McCain's comment that 'I certainly think that a man who is threatening ... and killing American troops should not be given an invitation to speak at an American university' earned him one of the few standing ovations awarded at the gathering." (Erin McPike, "In Mackinac, It's Romney vs. McCain," National Journal's "Hotline" Blog, 9/24/07)
The New York Times: McCain "Spoke With Gravity" About Iraq, Sounding "Compelled To Do What He Believed He Had To Do." "[M]cCain knew exactly the single subject he wanted to discuss -- the certain catastrophe if the United States pulled out of Iraq -- and spoke with gravity. ... If Mr. McCain did not sound compelled to be president, he sounded compelled to do what he believed he had to do ..." (Katharine Q. Seelye, "Thompson And McCain Strike Different Notes," The New York Times' "Caucus" Blog, 9/23/07)
The Heritage Foundation's Robert Bluey: McCain Received "A Standing Ovation ... When He Called On Columbia University To Rescind Its Invitation To Iranian Leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad." (Robert Bluey, "Fred Flops," "Robert Bluey" Blog, 9/22/07)
The Arizona Republic: "McCain Soars" In Mackinac Speech. (Dan Nowicki, "Early Reviews: McCain Soars, Thompson Bores," The Arizona Republic's "McCain Central" Blog, 9/23/07)
John McCain's "Strong" Straw Poll Showing "Was Perhaps The Biggest Surprise At Mackinac"
Human Events' John Gizzi: "McCain's Strong Second Place Showing Was Perhaps The Biggest Surprise At Mackinac." "McCain's strong second place showing was perhaps the biggest surprise at Mackinac. ... [A]mong the activists, at least, he still packed a wallop. Republican National Committeeman Chuck Yob, McCain's top operative in Michigan, predicted to me this morning that 'John will do very, very well' in the poll because of his well-received dinner address last night. Chairman Anuzis, copiously neutral in the presidential race, told reporters that McCain gave 'the best speech I have ever heard him give' last night." (John Gizzi, "What Romney's Mackinac Win Means," Human Events, 9/23/07)
NBC's Chuck Todd: "It Was A Big Weekend For McCain." "The fact that he did well should show that maybe this whole 'Comeback McCain' story, maybe there's something to it, maybe we should continue to check in on it. So I think it was a big weekend for McCain." (MSNBC's "News Live," 9/24/07)
MIRS News: McCain Finished "Strong" In Mackinac Straw Poll. "The morning after bringing the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference to its feet with a rousing case for keeping the U.S. military in Iraq, U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) finished a solid second in a Republican presidential primary straw poll taken this weekend of 979 conference attendees by national blog Hotline. ... But conference attendees used the word 'plastic' to describe Romney's scatter-shot speech, while McCain gave easily the best address of the conference." ("Maybe McCain Isn't Dead Yet," Michigan Information & Research Service (MIRS), 9/24/07)
National Review's David Freddoso: McCain "Gave A Great Speech, Riled Up The Crowd, And Placed Second In The Straw Poll." (David Freddoso, "The Mackinac Conference," National Review Online's "The Corner" Blog, 9/24/07)
The American Spectator's Philip Klein: McCain's Showing At Mackinac Has "To Be Seen As Great News For McCain ..." "These results (26.6%) have to be seen as great news for McCain, another data point to support the comeback narrative, especially given the organizational gap with Romney at Mackinac." (Philip Klein, "Catching Up On Mackinac," The American Spectator Blog, 9/23/07)
2 comments:
Uh, you forgot to mention who won the straw poll... the winner was Gov. Mitt Romney ( see: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/politics_nation/2007/09/romney_wins_mackinac_poll.html ). McCain may be doing well, but I'd call it a "dead cat bounce". No way will he win the nomination.
Um AZ GOP, no way Flip Flop Mitt wins the nomination either. McCain is an underdog, always has been in this race, but his stance on Iraq may just save him.
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