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...hardly worth a serious confession. As Bruce Babbitt, an engaging and now almost-forgotten Democratic candidate, pointed out half a generation ago, the U.S. is a big country - it takes time for all but the best-known politicians to make themselves familiar enough with folks to win their vote. And in politics, time means money - which you have to raise one way or another. The army of reporters who follow the campaign may have their moments of self-importance, but they act as a noisy Greek chorus on politics, ensuring (especially in these days of YouTube and instant commentary...
...more people vote for her... [Laughs] [Laughs] I think that... sometimes, as you say, voter turnout matters. How is it that she turned out more people that were committed to vote for her? I think part of it is because she was able to convince them that there was a reason to do it. I didn't watch her campaign or speak. I know all about her tearing up and all that, but I am certainly not qualified to judge how that affects people's votes...
...debate had gotten a lot of commentary in the media. It seems like the voters saw it a lot differently than the pundits did. I certainly know, talking to a lot of voters in New Hampshire as well. I talked to one woman who said she was planning to vote for Obama until she saw that debate and what she was most struck by was that you stood your ground. Yeah, you know, Karen, look, you have followed me a long time and I have known you over the years, and I am sure you understand I sometimes think that...
...getting ready and prepared to go out and do it everywhere we need to to compete. I don't know whether it'll be finished or not but I kind of suspect it'll be decided by the close of the vote counting on February the fifth...
...Saturday, Sunday, Monday. But then when we actually went out to polling places, and I looked at voters and they looked at me, I shook their hands and we saw people just randomly. I stopped at a Dunkin' Donuts and just began to ask people to go out and vote. I really felt good. I am not one who pays attention to the polls, I know some people apparently do but that's not me. I began to sense that we were going to do well. I got back to my hotel room in the afternoon and I didn...