Arizona Senator John McCain
Drove hard to the center to revive his nomination fortunes by reciting his record of bipartisanship, support for stem cell research, open stance on immigration and fiery criticism of the Bush White House's management of the Iraq war. Was too grim and stiff, and did little to take the edge off the "too old" doubts by repeatedly reciting from his own stump speech and relying on obviously rehearsed statements. Despite his experience, actually seemed nervous at the start.
— Mark Halperin