He was expected to win this first real contest, but in a close race. John McCain's victory in the New Hampshire primary was crushing: he defeated George W. Bush, long deemed certain to gain the Republican nomination, by a wounding 18 percentage points. The press hailed this always-hoped-for upset: praise be, a new face for the front page. But Mr McCain represents much more than that. Given half a chance, he could bring some useful political upheaval.
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机译：预计他将赢得首场真正的比赛，但仍需进行近距离比赛。约翰·麦凯恩（John McCain）在新罕布什尔州初选中的胜利令人沮丧：他击败了乔治·W·布什（George W. Bush），这一点被人们认为是肯定会获得共和党提名的，从而伤了18个百分点。媒体对此欢呼雀跃：称赞，头版的新面孔。但是麦凯恩先生所代表的远不止于此。只要有一半的机会，他就可以带来一些有益的政治动荡。
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