John McCain’s campaign got a boost in New England today with the grand opening of their New England Headquarters in Manchester, New Hampshire this evening.  The office will serve as the command center for all McCain Campaign efforts in New England.

U.S. Senator John Sununu fired up the crowd of 250 people with a rousing speech about his friend John McCain.  Former Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift, New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Fergus Cullen, and numerous Republican elected officials from New Hampshire were also on hand for the opening ceremonies.

Chairman Chris Healy, a veteran of numerous Presidential campaigns that have taken him to New Hampshire over the years, took some time to say hello to old friends and take the Grand Tour of the new space.  The Chairman took his turn in the saddle, sitting and making calls to undecided New Hampshire voters and asking them to support John McCain in the November general election.

The mood at McCain HQ was upbeat and optimistic - they filled the office to the rafters for the event, even to the point of having people stuck outside the doors to the office in lieu of getting inside.  They were very positive about their chances to compete in all of the New England states - despite the conventional wisdom.

Senator McCain’ s campaign had previously announced that they are structuring their campaign with a dramatically different format than the previous Bush-Cheney efforts.  Command and control has been pressed out into nine different regions with ‘Regional Campaign Managers’ as the lead operative in the region.  The regional offices are only the most obvious edification of the campaign’s design.

As always, Chairman Healy was pleased to stand with fellow New England Republicans and once again publicly show his support for the presumptive Republican nominee, John McCain.