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New Hampshire's role in the November election

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Play from 0:34[0:34] ..." mind Massachusetts despite all the polling data is going to vote for Barack Obama -- this is going to vote for. John McCain. But the reality is there -- seven states for whatever reasons demographics. Ideology. The economy. They haven't made up their mind you they want them happen to be the cycle New Hampshire -- can go Democrat Republican. In the uniform just as with Colorado and North Dakota and Virginia. No interest to the place we could see a --"...

Play from 1:24[1:24] ..." what it's going to -- to have the kind of presidency that Barack Obama put on the table. And the defense that -- it's not time for that kind of change on the other hand. You've"...

Play from 3:25[3:25] ..." me to do that sort of thing -- as Weller would not ring true. "...

Play from 3:39[3:39] ..." formed sort of they're blonde vision of the two candidates. -- John McCain is someone going to and that got right to feel comfortable there. They wouldn't feel the same way with all due respect to. To Barack Obama it doesn't mean that that -- is good or bad it just means to people don't see him as being that kind of candidate. And he needs to be places where he can to focus not on the event. Which is so important to the McCain campaign but rather a -- says and what he needs to say. Is over and over and over again. It's the economy if -- better after the in New Hampshire that you were eight years ago you got a kid and it's John McCain -- not doing this well if -- hurricane. You feel he's hurting but -- take a chance of Barack Obama the Democrats but for the Democrats it's real simple it's going to be that repetition of that message. Not to John McCain -- a lot of good or bad people yet. Are you better off today than you were eight years ago if you"...

Play from 0:00[0:00]" You've got Biden in New Hampshire today you've got Obama coming in McCain's coming and big surprise to you."

Play from 0:06[0:06]" Not -- this race comes down not to the national polls -- continually for months and -- say it again 43 states to decided. Several states are up for grabs one of them is New Hampshire. All of these seven states matter and you can see these candidates in this surrogate. Very very heavily in New Hampshire between now in the end and they should because that could be state that makes the difference of for the next president has."

Play from 0:30[0:30]" What makes it so."

Play from 0:32[0:32]" It's simply one of the states to have committed mind Massachusetts despite all the polling data is going to vote for Barack Obama -- this is going to vote for. John McCain. But the reality is there -- seven states for whatever reasons demographics. Ideology. The economy. They haven't made up their mind you they want them happen to be the cycle New Hampshire -- can go Democrat Republican. In the uniform just as with Colorado and North Dakota and Virginia. No interest to the place we could see a -- to candidates lots of time."

Play from 1:04[1:04]" What are the specific things about New Hampshire and about the concerns. In this cycle. That may get such a battleground."

Play from 1:12[1:12]" Well it's always been a state which can which can go Republican just to just that leading Democrat the 2006 cycle. Based on on an economics but there -- a lot of people appeared that the who don't. We really know what it's going to -- to have the kind of presidency that Barack Obama put on the table. And the defense that -- it's not time for that kind of change on the other hand. You've got to stick which is really been tremendously impacted in the last eight years by the economics of the bush Cheney administration. And the message that says we're going to change economy really residents we have these two. Forces fighting -- each other -- going to make a risk like we did in 1932. In 1960 was Kennedy in 1988 he was Reagan's. -- the sort of stay in the end in Brooklyn -- quoted you know from the state candidates and this decision here and in the other states that mentioned the a couple of more -- going to make the difference and the debate on in two weeks in Mississippi State. That's what this campaign begins all the stuff we hearing about Palin and and Biden and Obama nothing really begins until that first debate when the two candidates from the -- people in the -- and shall look and they say. Which guy can do war from the what distinctly who cares about me. Only like that."

Play from 2:26[2:26]" DUI I I guess he surprised that McCain's event as a NASCAR event and I guess Obama says street rallies sort of speech venue."

Play from 2:34[2:34]" Well again he you know he became. Game plan is to say. It's not about it's not about ideology it's not about substance to Tibet -- like you and a NASCAR event in New Hampshire. Says the people elect they have cut fertilized. That the campaign has been very directed saying we're not going to try to win in this saying that the ideology that we -- which Mr. Bush ideology is what we ought to be playing up and that's just smart politics the same can be dead and -- Democrats certain cycle you don't want to. You don't want to say that that that that you're going to continue to do of people don't like and and going to and have government gives -- place where he could say it's not here's my economic policy. But rather. Once again here's another example we share your values."

Play from 3:21[3:21]" And would you say that Obama would do well to me to do that sort of thing -- as Weller would not ring true. "

Play from 3:28[3:28]" That's the problem you know Obama can try as -- that I have of the past two. Two to say cannot like that at all but the people people about it formed sort of they're blonde vision of the two candidates. -- John McCain is someone going to and that got right to feel comfortable there. They wouldn't feel the same way with all due respect to. To Barack Obama it doesn't mean that that -- is good or bad it just means to people don't see him as being that kind of candidate. And he needs to be places where he can to focus not on the event. Which is so important to the McCain campaign but rather a -- says and what he needs to say. Is over and over and over again. It's the economy if -- better after the in New Hampshire that you were eight years ago you got a kid and it's John McCain -- not doing this well if -- hurricane. You feel he's hurting but -- take a chance of Barack Obama the Democrats but for the Democrats it's real simple it's going to be that repetition of that message. Not to John McCain -- a lot of good or bad people yet. Are you better off today than you were eight years ago if you are you know with a vote could not then hey crate to go about."

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