There’s a new website, Map the candidates.com that shows you where the presidential candidates have been during this campaign. So you can check for example, how much time they’ve spent in Iowa versus New Hampshire in the past few weeks.
New Hampshire Public Radio also has a new web site that lets you track the candidates in a very different way. Our broadcast series, Primary Place, has followed the voters of Exeter throughout this presidential season. Now, there’s Primary Place Online, a site where Exeter residents and YOU can post your impressions of the people who hope to lead this country.
Primaryplace.org is the brainchild of NHPR’s Executive Editor, Jon Greenberg and Jon joins me now.
The candidate write-ups that we talked about were:
1. McCain: A Distinct Change From 6 Months Ago
John McCain spent 2 hours in the yard of Maureen Barrows in Exeter on Saturday, and was very impressive. He handled the meeting with confidence, humor and grace. He's clearly in a different personal place than his last visit in the spring. Read more ...
2. McCain Back On My Short-list
I attended the McCain event at the Barrow's residence in Exeter on September 29. I supported McCain during the 2000 campaign. However, he lost my support several years ago after the first go around with comprehensive immigration reform. Before the event on the 29th, Senator McCain wasn't on my short list of candidates and I went to the event not expecting much to change. Read more ...
3. If I voted Republican I guess it would be McCain
The last time I saw McCain in person, I had an hour's notice that the Straight Talk Express was showing up at my workplace. We had no choice, and ended up stuffing what felt like hundreds of folks into a small historic site, all the while being filmed by C Span. I have no recollection of his politics, just was struck by how short he was in person. Read more ...
