Reflections on the Rallies
Though it was difficult to watch every minute of the four rally speeches last night (especially seeing as how Romney went on before Giuliani had finished), I managed to take in most of them, and you know what that means...another list of random thought-droppings.
McCain
He seemed a little more energetic than usual, not that that's saying much. He was as gracious towards Romney as one could reasonably hope, given that they are, in fact, running against one another. The speech was pretty forgettable, but he closed it out perfectly: "Tonight, my friends, we celebrate. Tomorrow, it's back to work. We have a ways to go, but we're getting close."
Romney
Not as dignified as one would hope; took a couple of small shots at McCain. He says he's going on, and I certainly believe him, but at times he certainly sounded like a guy about to drop out (and his campaign's unfortunate choice of music certainly reflects that).
Romney's a smart man, and he sees the writing on the wall. All the same, he gave a very rousing speech. He keeps giving us glimpses of a much better candidate, buried underneath the pandering. Beneath the politicking, there's a man I could have gotten really excited about.
Giuliani
Terrific speech. One pundit on CNN predicted he'd be very "dignified" and would ultimately seek to save face, and that ended up being pretty dead-on. He was very gracious and personable, as he's been throughout the entire campaign. Looking back, I can't recall a single moment where he said anything questionable, or took any low blows at other candidates. The closest he came was raising the issue of illegal immigrants working in Romney's mansion.
He ran a very dignified campaign, performed well in all the debates, and gave a fine speech last night. I think his legacy is fairly well-preserved.
Huckabee
Not much to say. Funny, charming, not terribly substantive. Talked a bit about the southern states in play on February 5th.
McCain may have been the man of the night, but both Romney and Giuliani gave better speeches. It doesn't matter at this point, of course. It's all over but the cryin' (and on the blogosphere, there's quite a bit of it).
» January 30th, 2008
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