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John McCain, last night before Clinton or Obama spoke:
Hillary Clinton spoke next:
The Obama video was posted earlier.
The Democrats seem to have an enthusiasm advantage, if nothing else.
(Update: Boiled down and pre-digested by pundits.)
It may seem silly, but one of John McCain’s challenges in the campaign ahead is to prevent Republican true believers at rallies — and particularly at the Convention — from breaking into that old GOP chant, “Four more years! Four more years!”
McCain’s in trouble if voters think he’s running for Bush’s third term, but Republicans love that chant. The Republican loyalists know that even though John McCain isn’t George W. Bush, any Republican administration is going to give thousands of powerful government jobs to the same legion of party stalwarts who enabled Bush and Cheney. They’ll carry on the revolution, even if McCain flip-flops from his primary election positions, and starts claiming he’s unenthusiastic about parts of Bush and Cheney’s legacy.
Somewhere, some devious Democrats are plotting dirty tricks right now — send a dozen or so provocateurs to some McCain rallies, and when says he won’t withdraw from Iraq, start chanting “Four more years! Four more years!” The Republican faithful in the crowd will feel compelled to join the chant, of course, and Obama will have another TV ad where he can stick that picture of McCain hugging Bush.
Oh, Democrats are sneaky.
