In the 'Information I Can Really Use Department': Republican hopeful John McCain may not have much hope in Iowa and here in New Hampshire (where he's making an Alamo-like last stand) he's still trailing Mitt "No Muslims in my cabinet, thank you" Romney in all opinion polls but the campaign sent me this nice reminder that in other polls he's doing just fine. For example in national Zogby and Fox polls he's better than rival Rudy Giuliani in a face off with Dem Hillary Clinton. And if I wasn't convinced of the magnitude of this news, well by golly, McCain is doing ganbusters in Kanas, New Mexico and Kentucky in general election matchups with you know who (the latter two are considered vital swing states that could decide the 2008 election.) For those like me who are hard of hearing, the message to GOP voters is: "It's the electability, Stupid!"
On the heels of McCain's recent ad about why he's a sometimes angry pol (for the good of the country) and tonight's CNN/You Tube GOP faux debate, McCain is facing a more serious problem, according to Politico's Roger Simon -- he's not feeling the competitive anger towards him from Republican rivals. "In politics, you don’t draw attacks for only two reasons: You are a saint or you are irrelevant," Simon writes today (read here) and McCain is struggling every day to remain relevant in a wide-open GOP brawl. This may explain why he's been picking public fights with Dems Clinton and Joe Biden.
Me thinks McCain will do much better than the national pundit wise guys expect in New Hampshire but the larger question will be: can he do well enough to make it to Kansas, New Mexico and Kentucky?
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