McCain Makes Good on Prediction

Let's revisit November 11, 2007.

John McCain knows something we don't know.

From The Crypt:

Sen. John McCain says there's no doubt he will win the New Hampshire primary.

..."I can tell you right now that I will win New Hampshire," McCain told Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday. "I'm saying flat out ... I'm just telling you I will."

Wallace, the anchor of the Sunday morning show, didn't quite believe McCain, but said he'd "mark the tape" to document this particularly bold prediction by McCain.

Will McCain repeat his 2000 New Hampshire primary win?

If he does, will it matter?

McCain was right.

He did win.

"We showed this country what a real comeback looks like," the Arizona senator told The Associated Press in an interview as he savored his triumph. "We're going to move on to Michigan and South Carolina and win the nomination."

Later, he told cheering supporters that together, "we have taken a step, but only a first step toward repairing the broken politics of the past and restoring the trust of the American people in their government."

McCain rode a wave of support from independent voters to defeat former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, a showing that reprised the senator's victory in the traditional first-in-the-nation primary in 2000.

McCain should know from his experience in 2000 that a New Hampshire victory doesn't guarantee success.