FITS AND STARTS

Kerry was in the shower the next week when he won in New Hampshire, the state that had seemed so hopeless only a month before. With the campaign short of funds, he had been staying at the Tage Inn in Manchester, a bare-bones establishment, and on some mornings the showers had run cold. On primary night the hot water was working, and Kerry was enjoying it, leaving the bathroom door ajar so he could hear the television. Shrum and Teresa were in the room watching when ABC called New Hampshire for Kerry. There was a shriek from the shower. "Oh, God, I've won the New Hampshire primary!" he yelled. For once, Kerry let himself gloat.

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