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Article: Bush's supporters in New Hampshire worry he may lose primary Campaign run from Texas ignored personal touch sought by voters, they say
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- December 19, 1999
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Many of Gov. George W. Bush's allies in New Hampshire are blaming
his Texas-based campaign for early lapses that they say have left him
unnecessarily vulnerable against Sen. John McCain in the state that
holds the first presidential primary in only six weeks.
A combination of aloofness and overconfidence, they say, led
advisers unfamiliar with the peculiarities of New Hampshire's
politics to let Bush adopt a sound-bite style that voters here
disdain -- and to forgo the time-honored approach of personal
campaigning.
After months of appearing unstoppable elsewhere, Bush has seen his
lead in the New Hampshire polls evaporate, and some surveys show
McCain is continuing to surge. Several ...