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| John Pulls Even With Mitt In Nh Polls |
| 2007-12-25 |
| Left for the political scrap heap just a few months ago, Republican John McCain has waged his own surge in New Hampshire, where a new poll out yesterday has put him in a virtual dead heat with Mitt Romney. McCain's revival comes as he has picked up several key endorsements, including those of both of Romney's hometown newspapers in neighboring Boston, and the conservative Union Leader in Manchester, NH. McCain, who has been hemorrhaging staff and whose coffers had all but dried up this summer, now has the support of 25 percent of New Hampshire's likely voters, just behind Romney's 28 percent, a Boston Globe poll found. Just a month ago, a slumping McCain had 17 percent in the same poll compared with Romney's 32 percent. But the Arizona senator has found new political life and climbed above Rudy Giuliani, who slipped to third place in the Granite State. With just 14 percent of New Hampshire voters saying they'd back him, Giuliani nonetheless remained optimistic yesterday, telling ABC's "This Week" that he was keeping the faith despite his slumping numbers. "I think we've got a shot in New Hampshire," Giuliani said. McCain made what many thought a perilous decision early this year to become the most vocal spokesman in the race for President Bush's troop surge, the increase in US troops in Iraq. Now that violence in Iraq is down, and many are labeling the military operation a success, McCain is enjoying his own surge at the polls. Romney yesterday also got blasted by New Hampshire's Concord Monitor newspaper, which issued a scathing editorial telling readers why they should not vote for the former Massachusetts governor because of his changing positions. In a scathing anti-endorsement that called Romney a "disquieting figure," the newspaper's editorial board said he looks and acts like a presidential contender but "surely must be stopped" because he lacks the core philosophical beliefs to be a trustworthy president. |
| Posted by:Fred |