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Aug 24, 2008
How McCain Can Stay In Front For Good
Peggy Noonan, in the Wall Street Journal, looks at why McCain is pulling ahead and suggests how he can stay ahead. She sees the Rick Warren debate as having been important because it occurred at the time that the US was starting to think hard about the candidates - looking beyond the spin and hype. They realise that they know McCain. What do they know about Obama? And how to stay ahead? She suggests the one-term pledge. Hillary Clinton will vote for that!!