By Natalie Gewargis

Oct 31, 2008 11:53am

McCain Going Back to New Hampshire to Begin Final Round of Campaigning

ABC news’ Ron Claiborne Reports:  Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will kick off the final 24 hours of campaigning in New Hampshire Sunday night.

It sounds like this foray is more a reflection of McCain’s superstitious nature or nostalgia than realistic expectation of winning. A University of New Hampshire-WMUR poll released yesterday showed Sen. Barack Obama up 54%-to 36%.

Democratic presidential nominee, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., carried the Granite State in 2004. New Hampshire was, of course, the state that boosted his 2000 campaign with an 18 point win in the primary, and re-ignited his 2008 campaign with a win in January.

It was in Portsmouth, N.H. the night before he defeated then Gov. George W. Bush in the 2000 primary, where he found the "lucky nickel" he carries in his pocket (sometimes it’s a penny).
 
On Monday, McCain will make seven campaign stops, culminating in a rally that night in Arizona.

User Comments

If you have any doubt what phony, hypocrisy is, you simply just look at 0bama.
On one hand, he lectures his subsidiaries selfishness, charity, contribution to the common good of the society.
On the other hand, he panders his blind followers by bribery, cash giveaways, $1000 if you vote for him.
He promises to take care of you, giving you opportunities to get into the middle class; yet, he leaves his own brother in poverty at $1 per month in his homeland, his aunt on the streets of Boston.
Mr. Bush answers the call of a Higher Father and you know what he has done in the past 8 years.
Mr. 0bama has his own Higher Father, and he is Karl Marx.

Posted by: d0 | October 31, 2008, 11:58 am 11:58 am

At a minor league hockey game in Manchester. More people picked McCain bobblehead dolls than Obama.

Posted by: geevill | October 31, 2008, 12:02 pm 12:02 pm

McCain, bobble head, everything swishing around in there. yup, sums it up just right.
Obama/Biden

Posted by: jen | October 31, 2008, 12:16 pm 12:16 pm

So we share in the wealth when the development of these resources occurs.”
In Alaska, residents pay no income tax or state sales tax. They receive a yearly dividend check from a $30 billion state investment account built largely from royalties on its oil. When home fuel and gas costs soared last year, Palin raised taxes on big oil and used some of the money to boost residents’ checks by $1,200. Thus every eligible man, woman and child got a record $3,269 this fall.
“And Alaska we’re set up, unlike other states in the union, where it’s collectively Alaskans own the resources. So we share in the wealth when the development of these resources occurs.”

Posted by: joe the votor | October 31, 2008, 12:18 pm 12:18 pm

geevill,we don’t want him back here ,he is so far behind not funny.Like he says NO come back this time ….get lost>>>>>>>>Manchester is NOT NH…..

Posted by: NH voter | October 31, 2008, 12:20 pm 12:20 pm

Bush answers the call the call of a higher father??? Lie to the public about WMD’s, call it an imminent danger, have over 4000 brave young American’s killed and then never admit the mistake!!!! I don’t know what God he worships, but that isn’t the Christian God I worship. When you mention hypocrisy in action that is the neo-con way of life, so don’t even go there.

Posted by: Bill Dull | October 31, 2008, 12:28 pm 12:28 pm

Wow, that’s great Geevill. LOL. Nice that McSame could win something.

Posted by: William J. LePetomaine | October 31, 2008, 12:28 pm 12:28 pm

He’s probably here to help Sununu and Bradley – they’re closing on their opponents. I guess he’s also headed to Northern Maine (a very strange place, with an Air Force base) to try to pick up a single EV, in case he gets ALL of the swing states plus Pennsylvania AND Ohio and he needs a tie-breaker.
This used to be McCain country, back in 2000. The 2008 version of McCain, not so much.

Posted by: Steve from NH | October 31, 2008, 12:29 pm 12:29 pm

After Tuesday, he can go from NH to AZ. He won’t be going to DC, UC?

Posted by: William J. LePetomaine | October 31, 2008, 12:31 pm 12:31 pm

Hi, I’m from Manchester. Manchester is a very strong Republican area of the state. If you read a little more about the bobbleheads thing you will find that McCain only won by 32 bobbleheads out of 2000. If I were McCain, I’d be worried!

Posted by: Rick | October 31, 2008, 12:32 pm 12:32 pm

If McCain and Palin had run an honest campaign instead of a disgusting onslaught of lies and character assassinations we would not have to listen to moronic Fox News watchers repeating this crap like it was fact.
McCain’s little routine on Larry King where he pretended not to know who Khalidi was a perfect example.
The Khalidi Gambit: McCain Attacks Obama for connection to Palestinian Activist Whose Work McCain Helped Fund
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/10/the-khalidi-gam.html

Posted by: Sarah | October 31, 2008, 12:37 pm 12:37 pm

In response to d0:
Dude you sound like a real hater, relax, if we barely survived Bush Era, we will be okay with Obama!

Posted by: Chelle in Fla | October 31, 2008, 12:38 pm 12:38 pm

I’m not working in a political campaign. I am a conservative Christian, but I will vote for Obama. He has run a brilliant campaign which I hope is indicative of the way he’d manage our nation. McCain’s campaign has been sloppy, unstable with a murky version of Bush economic. Since he seems to know little except war, all McCain can do is savagely attack and libel Obama.
Also, McCain has an extremely immoral personal past. Cindy, his wife, confessed to drug addiction and theft of drugs. Then there’s Palins‘s pregnant, teenage, unmarried daughter. If McCain wins, can’t you imagine the tabloid headlines? Constant jokes about Sarah Palin’s lack of knowledge. Questions about McCain’s adulteries. Will Cindy be back on drugs? Will the 18 year old shotgun groom stay with Bristol? What a terrible example for young people.

Posted by: coronada_xv | October 31, 2008, 12:38 pm 12:38 pm

d0,
Who is Bush’s higher father?
Looks like Bush’s higher father is cruel, mediocre…. look where we are right now.

Posted by: zen | October 31, 2008, 12:39 pm 12:39 pm

yeah well us hillary WOMEN are gonna vote for obama and since i think you need to be an adult to vote you hillary “girls” arent gonna go to far :)

Posted by: sam | October 31, 2008, 12:45 pm 12:45 pm

Where are Sarah Palin’s medical records?

Posted by: TakingPictures | October 31, 2008, 12:46 pm 12:46 pm

Are you better off now than you were eight years ago? Is your standard of living better? Have Bush’s tax cut for the wealthiest 2% done one single thing to help you? Have those tax cuts created good jobs for Americans? Are we winning the war in Afghanistan, where the 9/11 attacks came from?
If you answered “yes,” then vote McCain/Palin, because you’re going to get more of the same.
But if you, like most Americans, answered “no,” if you’re sick and tired of being left out, of watching the wealthiest Americans get richer, while the middle class loses their jobs and their homes, if you are a military family who has a loved one seeing their deployment time continually increase, if you believe that we actually *need* to get Osama bin Laden for what he did to us on 9/11, then vote Barack Obama and Joe Biden on November 4!
Give this country back to working-class Americans! Give this country back to people who work hard and play by the rules! Vote Obama/Biden!

Posted by: Carlton | October 31, 2008, 12:49 pm 12:49 pm

Posted by: d0 | Oct 31, 2008 11:58:25 AM
Mr. Bush answers the call of a Higher Father and you know what he has done in the past 8 years.
Mr. 0bama has his own Higher Father, and he is Karl Marx.
___________________________________________
How sad, how pathetically sad, you may think that bush answers a call, but I am deadly sure it is not to a “higher” father. What’s my proof? His actions. “They will know we are Christians by our love.” Where is the love? All I see is hate, destruction, stealing of peoples hopes and dreams, and above all death.
You my friend have been deceived by the great “deceiver.” I will pray for your clarity and understanding.
Christ was never about such death and destruction. I will pray that the next time you read the gospel you read it with your eyes open. Otherwise, I fear that when you do meet Christ his response for you will be “..You never knew me.”

Posted by: SeeingABetterWorld | October 31, 2008, 12:59 pm 12:59 pm

I am a conservative Christian, but I will vote for Obama.
Translation” I am a liberal atheist Obamabot.

Posted by: geevill | October 31, 2008, 1:09 pm 1:09 pm

I used to support Barack Obama, but senior voters should support Sen. McCain, because Sen. Obama’s plans are dangerous for our most economically vulnerable: the retired. Sen. Obama has no clue how the financial industry works; he just knows how to criticize Sen. McCain. When Sen. McCain went back to Washington to do his job as a Senator to tackle the financial crisis, he called him “erratic.” His response, it turns out, wasn’t just “call me if you need me” and “phone it in,” but he told his advisors, “tell me what works, and I will sell it.” He’s got no brain; he claims to have good judgement, but what he does is rely on advisors. Which is nice and good, but let’s look at the advisors he has called “respected scholars,” end quote: Spiriual advisor: Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Community advisor: ACORN. Education reform advisor: Bill Ayers. Economic Advisor: Franklin Raines and Jim Johnson. Foreign affairs advisor: Rashid Khalidi. John McCain? against political safety, Gen. David Petraeus. now that’s good judgement!
on the issue of retirement standard of living, Barack Obama only mock and ridicules “trickle down economics.” let’s talk about “trickle down economics.” “trickle down economics” is a derogatory term used to demogogue Pres. Regan’s supply-side economic theory, which has proven to be good and right. as opposed to Barack Obama’s “trickle-up economics,” spread-the-wealth-around economics, if you will, is as follows. Let’s take the healthcare issue for example. If Sen. Obama carries out his plan, he will put the full financial force of the most wealthy institution in the history of the world, the federal government of the United States of America, even though it is bankrupt, to spend on healthcare. That is demand side economics; everyone will have the means to buy healthcare. However, the supply of healthcare will be stagnant. whether we have a shortage of hospitals and doctors is irrelevant, but what we do NOT have is a surplus of doctors and hospitals, so what will happen is healtcare, in the short term, will have to be rationed. If you need a hip replacement, or bypass surgery, or an MRI right now, you can get in line and kiss it goodbye. In the mid-term, we can’t build hospitals overnight, and we can’t train doctors overnight, so if you plan on getting a hip replacement, or bypass surgery, or an MRI, within, say, the next 5 years, you can get in line and kiss it goodbye, because we’re not getting more doctors and hospitals than we otherwise would in 5 years; it takes at least a decade to fully train a new generation of doctors from the child saying, “I want to be a doctor” at 18 years old. In the long-run, Sen. Obama wants to raise taxes on doctors, who typicall make more than the average American, and hospitals, because they are generally C-class corporations. We don’t have a surplus of doctor-incentives right now; they don’t make more than they deserve after primary school, grade school, intermediate school, high school, college, pre-med, medical school, rotation, and practice. Raising their taxes aren’t going to encourage them to become doctors when, say, becoming a banker is far easier, and raising corporate taxes aren’t going to encourage bankers to build hospitals when building, say, porno studios are easier. so if you plan on ever getting a hip replacement, or bypass surgery, or an MRI in America at any point in your life, under Sen. Obama’s trickle-up spread-the-wealth-around plan, you can get in line and kiss it goodbye. Did you see their proposed retirement plan? In addition to mandatorily the Social Security Administration, which is quite possibly the worst retirement vehicle in the world, Sen. Obama, Sen. Reid, and Spkr. Pelosi want to make a 5% investment in Federal Treasury Bills, Federal T-Bills, the second worst investment in the world and soon to be first from the downward pressure of a mandatory gross income 5% investment, mandatory off your paycheck! That’s not a retirement plan, that’s grand larceny… “you have to give me your money for your retirement.” and finally, did you see Sen. Obama say, in defense of his refundable-tax-credit being a welfare check, that “income tax isn’t the only tax you pay, there are payroll taxes, too.” Payroll taxes: they go to medicare and social security. It’s hard enough for me to pay for my own healthcare, it’s hard enough for me to pay for my retirement… Sen. Obama wants me, a taxpayer, to pay for some non-taxpayer’s retirement and healtcare, and he won’t let me call that socialism. and he won’t let me call that welfare.

Posted by: Obamacrat for McCain | October 31, 2008, 1:18 pm 1:18 pm

SeeingABetterWorld,
I did not say it, it was Bush himself said it to Woodward. Good intentions (spreading democracy in the Middle East) may have unexpected consequences, as 0bama intends to do in answering Karl Marx’s ideals.

Posted by: d0 | October 31, 2008, 1:28 pm 1:28 pm

from me to you:
Senator John McCain could never convince me to vote for him. Only Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama can cause me to vote for McCain.
After long and serious thought, I have decided to endorse Senator John McCain for President with my vote.
I have always voted for the person and have not voted for anyone because some political party was telling me who I should vote for.
We all know the choices by now and, that said, I do believe that the process of selecting a chief executive is deeply flawed. The words ‘money’ and’ special interests’ come to mind, among many others.
Here’s the way I see it:
Barack Obama, you are a fine public speaker. You are also an extremely liberal Senator from the State of Illinois , which has a long and rich history of political corruption of the first magnitude. You are indeed a child of that system.
You have finally insulted my intelligence far beyond my capacity to tolerate your insults. It has nothing at all to do with your skin color. As a matter of fact, it would be fine to finally have an African-American for President. What a great statement that would be to the entire world that we are indeed the greatest country on earth!
But, unfortunately, General Colin Powell is not running, and YOU are NOT the man for this job !
Barack, baby, you want me to believe that you have never heard the sermons of your own pastor, the Right Reverend ‘God Damn America ‘ Jeremiah Wright. It is a matter of record that this has been your church for over 20 years. It is a matter of record that you were married there by this very pastor, and that your children were baptized there.
The good Reverend saw fit to visit Khadafy in Libya with you and to give a lifetime achievement award to Louis Farrakhan, of all people. We have all now seen excerpts of his sermons all over the airwaves by now. And you have publicly stated that this man IS your ‘spiritual mentor.’
BUT, your pastor is NOT the reason I am NOT voting for you. His words were disturbing enough, but it is your own HUGE church congregation, seen jumping, hooting and howling to his words in the background that disturb me the most. And please don’t tell me you attended church there and never once heard a ‘discouraging word’ in the 20 years you attended there. Don’t tell me, that in addition to the good reverend, that you are now not having anything to do with all those other people seen hooting and howling out in the audience in t he background of his fiery tirades. Even Oprah Winfrey got disgusted and walked out on your campaign. I am no Oprah fan, but still she did the right thing.
Now you look me in the eye and ask me to believe that you never heard such language in all the years you attended there! This is like me telling you that I attended dozens of Klan rallies and never once heard the ‘N’ word.
Yep. And Bill Clinton ‘did not inhale’.
Yes, Mr. Obama, we all have friends who have said stupid things that embarrassed us, but NOW you have asked me to believe something that is so incredibly stupid that you are telling me that I am just stupid enough to believe you.
THAT is the main reason that I will never vote for you.
I regret deeply, that in a country teeming with enormously talented African Americans who would make a good President, that the political system has chosen YOU. You are a pathetic and plastic excuse for an American, who will not even salute the Flag during the Pledge of Allegiance. God forbid you ever get near the Oval Office.
Which leaves us with Senator John McCain.
John, you are a flawed man. You are a bit old, a bit looney, and you have a notoriously bad temper. This perfectly qualifies you, in my humble opinion, to lead us for the next eight years. I WANT your trembling hand on the nuclear button.
Think about it.
We have Kim Jong IL, Chavez and Ahmadenijad all running around like lunatics, threatening America and threatening to plunge the world into nuclear Armageddon. We have Putin and the Chinese blustering and rattling their sabers at us. I want John McCain in the Oval Office and I want him to be really ticked off at all these other nut jobs around the planet.
John, once you are elected, I want you to go into the Oval Office and throw one of your perfect FITS. Jump up and down and throw something through a plate glass window. Rip the drapes down and foam at the mouth a bit. And I want the whole thing on camera so that Ahmadinejad can see it. I want ALL of these ‘world leaders’ to lay awake at night and to break out in a cold sweat every time they think of messing with the United States of America .
I want the nuclear button sitting right next to the alarm clock on your night stand. I want pictures of this to be sent to Iran , Russia , China , Venezuela , Cuba , Libya , Syria , Pakistan , and those other dopes in the sheets, the Saudis.
On the domestic front, poor John did try and reach across the aisle to the opposition in a desperate effort to compromise and to get the Congress to do something.
You may not agree with his efforts, but at least he TRIED. For all his efforts, all he got handed to him was his head in a basket.
The liberals are ticked at him and the conservatives are ticked at him. Just my kinda guy.
One heartbeat from the Oval Office.
Finally. John McCain knows on a most personal level what it is to suffer horrible torture for years and to see others die, right in front of you, for their love of America . When you ask him about it, he will tell you that what he did was ‘nothing special. ‘ Even more incredibly, he states that ANY American who truly loves his country would do exactly the same as he did in that situation. You and I will have a hard time believing that, but the real point is that John McCain believes that about the ‘average American,’ and that, dear friends and neighbors, is why I will cast my one poor ballot for on election day for John McCain –

Posted by: Messenger | October 31, 2008, 1:34 pm 1:34 pm

g0 & geevill
I would love to see your faces late night Nov. 4th.
Please put up a website and post pix of your sad faces……….

Posted by: dewde | October 31, 2008, 2:55 pm 2:55 pm

I will be indoors while the Obama crowd riots after losing.

Posted by: geevill | October 31, 2008, 3:06 pm 3:06 pm

I will be indoors while the Obama crowd riots after losing.
Posted by: geevill | Oct 31, 2008 3:06:25 PM
I can see that happening if he loses for sure!

Posted by: reddog0216 | October 31, 2008, 3:09 pm 3:09 pm

I will be indoors while the Obama crowd riots after losing.
Posted by: geevill | Oct 31, 2008 3:06:25 PM
Me too with my gun and my bible!!

Posted by: reddog0216 | October 31, 2008, 3:10 pm 3:10 pm

Lol, reddog. It could be worse than the Phillies winning the Series.

Posted by: Paul | October 31, 2008, 3:28 pm 3:28 pm

Paul,
Its all we got for sure is humor

Posted by: reddog0216 | October 31, 2008, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm

I am a conservative Christian, but I will vote for Obama.
Translation” I am a liberal atheist Obamabot.
======================================
Translation, Geevil thinks everyone is out to get him.

Posted by: USMC | October 31, 2008, 3:35 pm 3:35 pm

Hey, USMC, Semper Fi.

Posted by: Paul | October 31, 2008, 3:37 pm 3:37 pm

Ooh-rah!

Posted by: USMC | October 31, 2008, 3:40 pm 3:40 pm

The fear tactics used by the McCain campaign speak to the emotional logic of fear and anger – the response to this logic is astounding. ………….
http://thefiresidepost.com/2008/10/31/tragic-leaps-of-emotional-logic/

Posted by: Ohg Rea Tone | October 31, 2008, 3:41 pm 3:41 pm

Retired 08 here. Still in?

Posted by: Paul | October 31, 2008, 3:52 pm 3:52 pm

coronada_xv – wow you really just nailed down all the MOST important things to consider when choosing a president….pshhh.

Posted by: frustrated | October 31, 2008, 3:52 pm 3:52 pm

Its now down to 120,000 and less is middle class wonder what it will be January 20 2009

Posted by: reddog0216 | October 31, 2008, 4:05 pm 4:05 pm

John McCain has run one of the most hate enticing campaigns I have seen!! This Republicn has no patience for such conduct. This should be against the law. I am so hoping America does not have huge riots, killings, etc after what he has psychologically and suggestively gave his endorsement to such actions!! Anyone else would be arrested!! Obama has already had three death threats – that I know of.
This Republican is supporting Obama!!

Posted by: Sharonklim | October 31, 2008, 7:08 pm 7:08 pm

Our United States Would not have been attacked on 9-11-2001 if The liberal Democrat Voters did not
vote Slick Willy/The Clintons into a Trust worthy Highest Respected Office, of Presidency, period.
Now Because he wasn’t doing his job, to watch and to protect the Country.
Osama BinLaden terrorist leader, was within this Country planning another previous Attack again after
Destroying the parking Garage beneath, the World Trade Centers Building, with horrible carnage, mass
destruction, and injuring others. Today 2008, We all, still suffer the effects of the attacks on the world
trade centers. Another reason why the Economy, Wall Street, every towns Main Street, is still effected.
He was impeached, on SEVEN COUNTS OF IMPEACHMENT! Disrespectful, lying, felony, Womanizer,
Clown. But, was not removed from office. Shame. Even Joe Biden voted for impeachment.
Honorable Joe Lieberman, did the Right thing! Voted for Clintons Impeachment! He didn’t leave the
Democrat party. The party left Him. He voted Bipartisan. The honorable thing.
B. Clinton, should have been removed form Office, and not portrayed as a Hero. He pardoned over 200
criminals including drug dealers, in his last days of presidency. What a shame. What a sham.
Voting for “Barrack Hussein Obama” Will Bring and almost Guarantees more of the Same.
The Alleged A.C.O.R.N. group is under Investigation. They promote Voter fraud, the immediate Media
is a cover up of the Democrat Cheat to win. Their agenda is get all Democrats elected any way, any how!
If Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz, would like to keep and protect an accurate Election.
With no Improper Election fraud. Within our State, The right and proper thing to do is.
Insure that all eligible voters when handed a ballot, even an absentee ballot, to apply their legal social security number attached written on the ballot to be recorded and verified, with the new computer read scanner, voting machines.
Then and there, nationally if voter fraud, excessive voting and accuracy can be verified, instantaiously.
When voter verification is recorded.
One Vote, One Voter!
No more dead gold fish voters, deceased voters, multiple illegal voters.
With mandating the Voter apply his/her, Legal social security number be written on the ballot, for the vote scanner this should be mandated though out our Country at all the polls and insure voter accuracy, and legimaticy.
With strong severe Federal election law penalties, of severe fines and imprisonment.
Along with the eradication of our Rights , liberties, Pursuit of Happiness, and Security!
I personally do not believe he was born within the United States or is a Citizen! That disqualifies his
presidency. The Media including the Hartford Courant, The Journal Inquirer. Have been Bias
supporting, campaigning for Obama Democrats. Allowing,Terrible cartoon characters, pictures, untrue
mockery and ridicule of the Republican candidates.
John McCain and Sarah Palin have an economic plan that celebrates the American dream of opportunity,
not government give aways. In this country, we believe in spreading opportunity, for those who need
jobs and those who create them. That’s why their economic plan – Jobs for America – is so
important for the American people in this time of economic crisis. While Barack Obama is ready to
“spread the wealth around,” John McCain has a plan to get our economy moving so everyone has
access to good jobs, a quality education and the opportunity to succeed.
Honorable John McCain and Sarah Palin offer Honesty, Fresh recovery, no tax increases, strength
prosperity, stability, and Security, for our country .
Vote good Hon. John McCain and Sarah Palin for the Best of our Country. The United States of
America.!! God Bless America if U don’t ! Thank You

Posted by: Born "American ProAmerican | November 2, 2008, 12:01 am 12:01 am

Leave a Reply

Do you have more information about this topic? If so, please click here to contact the editors of ABC News.