To catch the wave, you have to be tucked up tight in the curl, doing everything exactly right at a very precise moment in time. Arizona Senator John McCain just caught it in New Hampshire. Gore makes a last minute effort These video clips are viewed using RealPlayer.
Every presidential election surges forward on a different wave.
In 1992, it was the economy. In 2000, it is conviction and authenticity. And if Clinton is perceived as overly political, poll-driven, and calculating, so is Vice President Al Gore. The fear is, so is Texas Governor George W. Bush. But in New Hampshire, McCain and former Senator Bill Bradley had something more - people who are tired of the political establishment.