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...That's because internal Democratic polling in Indiana now indicates that Obama could have a shot at winning a state that only a few months ago seemed like a safe and easy victory for John McCain. The same could be said for Virginia and North Carolina, two other states where Obama is scheduled to stump before heading home to Chicago for an election-night rally that some are predicting could draw as many as a million people...
...years as a politician, John McCain is still a lousy faker. He can make do with the teleprompter, and he has learned in recent months how to stay on message. He can certainly get the crowds going. But there is always something a bit awkward about his delivery, something stilted when he is handling a prepared speech...
...witness the real McCain, the political animal in his natural habitat, you have to leave the lectern far behind. The Republican nominee's heart will probably always lie in his famous town halls in the tight-knit communities of New Hampshire. On Sunday night, too late for many of the networks to cover it, McCain returned once more to his adopted home for one more unscripted, spirited gathering. He was greeted in the streets of Peterborough by roughly 1,000 screaming, pom-pom waving and freezing supporters...
...Visibly moved, McCain climbed up on a riser, took a microphone and thanked the crowd for their loyalty. "It's very nostalgic for me," McCain said, flanked by his wife Cindy and Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling. "Twice you have taken my political career from what many thought was a political dead end to victory." He humbly asked for a third miracle...
...Back in 1999, McCain first came to Peterborough as a long shot. As he tells the story now, McCain's campaign tried to fill the town's main hall by promising free ice cream, but so few people came, they ended up holding the event in the basement. Months later, McCain held his last town hall before the primary there. And then he beat George W. Bush, establishing his national identity as a straight-talking reformer. Earlier this year, the state again rescued McCain's fortunes. After his campaign had imploded and gone broke, the Granite State helped McCain defeat...