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Article: South Carolina defeat defines difficulty of McCain's task
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- February 21, 2000
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Election 2000
South Carolina defeat defines difficulty of McCain's task
Along with independents he must attract more GOP
By CRAIG GILBERT
of the Journal Sentinel staff
Monday, February 21, 2000
Columbia, S.C. -- In the aftermath of his bitter loss here, the
difficulty of John McCain's task has become painfully apparent.
Waging an underdog, unorthodox campaign, he is finding that his
greatest strengths are his biggest weaknesses. He is in a tactical
and strategic box.
His tactical dilemma goes like this:
Running on reform and character, he pledged early on to wage a
"positive" campaign. The problem was what to do when attacked.
His answer in South Carolina was a brief sharp counterpunch -- ...