Word: arizona
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...predictable mutinous muttering as supporters wondered which genius had thought it was a good idea to drop $2 million in McCain's home state. That money was a little relic of the race they had once thought they'd be running. Four years ago, Steve Forbes won in Arizona--and back when the Bushies were making their spending plans, he was the guy they thought would still be standing by Arizona, not John McCain. In fact, the entire Bush strategy--early money, early inevitability, lots of leftover cash for spring--all that's way down the drain...
...political director fired back, "You were supposed to be napping." "Nah," said McCain, "we've got grilling to do." Some candidates golf, others jog. John McCain spent his first day off the campaign trail since New Year's doing what he loves best--twirling the grill tongs at his Arizona retreat nestled in the hills of Cottonwood, with gnarled sycamores and fruit trees everywhere. Dressed in blue jeans, his Arizona Wildcats hat and a white sweatshirt, McCain bounced on the toes of his shoes as he dropped 3-lb. chickens over one of four crusty gas grills. Covered with...
Even joking about becoming President is rare for a candidate who is so superstitious that in mild Arizona he wears the heavy winter shoes from New Hampshire, just for good luck. But McCain is giddy because he was supposed to be dead by now. From New Hampshire to South Carolina to Michigan, his mood has hit highs and lows. The banter on his bus started to go dry in ferocious South Carolina; he was testy with reporters. Before a TV interview the night of his defeat, he was so agitated by delays and a technical glitch that piped a celebratory...
Careening with him on this emotional ride are the four top aides who joined McCain for his one-day Arizona break last week. Unlike traditional campaigns, in which those in power stay behind at HQ, McCain's brain trust surrounds him on the road, huddling with the candidate in the galley of the bus or sprawling over the beds and sofas of his hotel suites to chart strategy. As McCain brought each of them into the campaign, he made one thing clear: "We're going to have fun." And they do, partly because they have convinced themselves that they...
...last Tuesday, the joking had returned, but the campaign was on pins and needles again. In his heart, McCain thought he was going to lose the crucial Michigan primary. His wife Cindy tried to lighten the mood, saying that since it had rained that morning, a rarity in parched Arizona, they had an omen of victory. Early Tuesday afternoon, McCain gathered with his staff in the sprawling kitchen of his Phoenix home, where he had just had a haircut. His four younger children ran in and out of the room. "Jack's a pork-barrel spender," joked 11-year...