…we were in a small suite in the Bellevue Hyatt, where Marcia Mcgraw was losing badly. The Republicans in the room didn’t even notice. Marcia was talking to us about her automobile race across Mexico and when her car caught on fire. A man walked into the room. She greeted him in Mandarin Chinese: “The real test of success,” said her husband, “is if you get more votes in this state than John McCain.”

I want to win,” she said.

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