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Barack Obama, hoping to ride a wave of support from Democrats and independent voters, wrapped up his campaign in New Hampshire by promising to build a "working majority for change," by responding directly to questions about his qualifications raised by the Clinton campaign - and then by making a bet that "the excitement is just beginning...
...That's not what Hillary Clinton had hoped to hear 16 years after her now snowy-haired husband survived a wild ride in New Hampshire on his way to the White House. Dreams of a Clinton restoration have given way to frantic rumors and desperate strategy sessions. Political operatives and journalists traded hints of staff shake-ups, insider infighting and hail-Mary gambles to somehow stem the Obama tide...
...foreign and domestic, have not yet been fleshed out. His research department is thinly staffed, and his press shop is constantly overwhelmed. His fundraising operation remains a bit of an unproven mystery. Chip Saltsman, the campaign manager, said the conversation about new hires would begin on the overnight plane ride. "This is a campaign that has been taking fire nationally for a while now," he said. "We knew we were going to have to get bigger...
...Anyone End the Ride...
...Victory is easy. You thank everyone. You beam. You kiss your spouse and ride the goddess momentum all the way to New Hampshire. But what happens if you didn?t actually win? If possible, you declare victory anyway. The most famous example of the "declare victory" strategy was Bill Clinton in the 1992 New Hampshire primary. Many forget that Paul Tsongas - the lethargic, fiscal conservative from Massachusetts - actually won the '92 New Hampshire primary by 9 percentage points. But it was Bill Clinton who after staring down the media over an alleged affair with Gennifer Flowers and questions about his draft...