Politics: Onward from New Hampshire

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Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man

Those who just can't do that stuff well, or who refuse to do it much, end up derided as weak or ineffectual (see Carter, Tsongas, Dukakis) unless they have an exceptionally strong personality -- in which case they become "mavericks" -- outsiders who will never quite make it to the top (McCain, Proxmire).

Have to add:

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McCain in 2008.