That “glass is half full” outlook that John McCain asserts for the war in Iraq is how the Arizona senator needs the political world to view his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.
Losing his top two aides, nearly running out of money and laying off two-thirds of his staff present a tall order for even the most diehard optimist. But there is precedent: In the last two campaigns, Democrats John Kerry and Al Gore went on to win their party’s nomination after similar bloodlettings. Even Ronald Reagan in 1980 survived a meltdown for a comeback.
And to McCain’s benefit, the top tier of the GOP race this year is a muddle, with no obvious frontrunner dominating the field. McCain might just run better as an underdog — if he can regain the maverick momentum that made him such a phenomenon in the 2000 race. Still, his campaign glass is looking about one-third full at best.
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