Mccain Running As The Underdog
It was no secret that John McCain believed he would lock up the nomination Tuesday night. When the media arrived Tuesday afternoon at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas, where McCain held his victory rally, staffers had just raised a sign near the stage that read “1,191”–the magic number that McCain needed to reach. Now comes the tough part. It’s an open secret that the McCain campaign hopes the fight on the Democratic nomination will continue a bit longer, to allow the Arizona senator to get a head start on the general election campaign....