2008 U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain speaks at a midnight campaign rally at Bank United Center in Coral Gables, Florida in the early morning hours on November 3, 2008. (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
Inside the mind of a would-be president
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When you wake up in the morning, do you think you should be the president of the United States? What makes a candidate think it's a job they could do better than anyone else? What makes a candidate want the job at all? We talk to a political scientist and a former campaign manager to shine some light on these grand ambitions.
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Allan Lichtman: Professor of history at American University in Washington, D.C. and author of "Keys to the White House: A Surefire Guide to Predicting the Next President."
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Steve Grubbs: CEO of Victory Enterprises, a political and corporate consulting and communications firm, and campaign manager for former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson's 2008 presidential campaign.
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