Nor were the local TV stations alerted. No telltale scrum loitering on the sidewalk, announcing to everyone passing by that a candidate was coming. Let it be said that in New Hampshire during primary season, knots of photographers and reporters loitering on sidewalks are about as commonplace as donut shops. Still . . . The whole purpose of doing it unannounced is to avoid a crowd scene so you can make it as impromptu as presidential politics can be these days.
Photographers rush to their cars like kids on a scavenger hunt.
Exactly five minutes later, Bush strides through the lobby and jumps onto his chartered bus. The motorcade weaves through rush hour traffic toward Blake's, a popular breakfast joint in Goffstown. Breakfast is more than a meal here, something approaching a religious ritual. So if you want to be president, you have to hit the diners. He is extremely comfortable with diner-style campaigning.