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Article: It won't be a walk in the woods; John McCain.(The real presidential battle begins)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- May 17, 2008
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The race is on in earnest, but his party's chances look grim
THE most interesting election result on May 13th was not Hillary Clinton's 41-point victory over Barack Obama in the Appalachians. It was the Republicans' loss of an ultra-safe seat in a special election in northern Mississippi. West Virginia was the swan-song of a dying campaign. Mississippi was a harbinger of disaster for congressional Republicans in November--and a warning of how difficult it will be for John McCain to win the White House.
It is rare for a party to win a third presidential term. The only time it has happened since Harry Truman's time was in 1988. Back then the retiring ...