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Injury defaults by junior co-captain Louis Caputo (184 lbs.) and senior Matt Button (165 lbs.) against Michigan further dispelled any hopes for a competitive weekend...
...can’t let [injuries] hold us back,” coach Jay Weiss said. “I see everything as geared toward the end of the season. It was disappointing, of course, since we were hoping to go against Michigan with our full lineup, our best against their best. It would’ve been exciting, but it didn’t work out. But we still have to get something positive out of this weekend...
...represents the best candidate to continue beyond Iowa," Madden explained, patiently re-iterating the national security/social conservistism/economic conservatism triad (the fabled "Reagan coalition") that are the core competencies of brand Romney. "I don't believe Mike Huckabee has positions that are going to appeal to voters in New Hampshire, Michigan and South Carolina." And as for the negative ads - against both Huckabee and John McCain - that seemed to bait an already energized evangelical base, those aren't going away either. "It is important to make a case about differences," said Madden, using the campaign patois for what civilians consider attacks...
...Howard Dean. After finishing a disappointing third in '04, Dean declared: "We're going to South Carolina and Oklahoma and Arizona and North Dakota and New Mexico. We're going to California and Texas and New York, and we're going to South Dakota and Oregon and Washington and Michigan. And then we're going to Washington, D.C., to take back the White House." Then, Dean let out the yawp heard round the world, branding his remarks forever as the "I have a scream" speech. The lesson? Don't oversell sell the viability thing...
...comes in second, however, he risks being sidelined in the Republican contest by the coming fight between Romney and John McCain in New Hampshire on January 8, which will likely carry over to the Michigan primary on January 15. A second place finish for Huckabee also raises the unflattering specter of another evangelical minister, Pat Robertson, who placed a surprise second in the Iowa Republican caucus in 1988, only to have his presidential campaign peter out soon after...