I used to think that comment (again, quoting roughly) made long ago by McCain about the impossibility of re-capturing the magic of 2000 was one of the wisest things he had ever said. Wrong. He turns out to have been absolutely wrong. As one of the people briefly locked out of his Peterborough town hall mentioned earlier by Ramesh by the fire marshall because of the crowd, I can attest that McCain has bottled lightening again. It’s like 2000 all over. The crowds are big and enthusiastic. McCain’s message is very similar: patriotism, service, bi-partisanship. He’s enjoying himself again, making a joke in response to practically every other question. Even the confetti cannons are back; I haven’t seen as much confetti since the 2004 conventions. The polls are all showing what seems evident on the ground–McCain has the momentum and Romney has to change it, in the course of the next three days. He’s probably going to have to do it in the debates, or it’s not going to happen at all.