The Des Moines Register and The Boston Globe endorse John McCain in the race . On the Democratic side , the Register picks McCain , while the Globe picks Obama . Both newspapers are influential for voters in Iowa and New Hampshire . Political pundits almost left McCain for dead this summer , after his campaign nearly ran out of cash and hemorrhaged staff , and the candidate sank in the polls . The Iowa caucuses are January 3 ; New Hampshire 's primary follows five days later .
The Des Moines Register and The Boston Globe endorse John McCain in the race . On the Democratic side , the Register picks McCain , while the Globe picks Obama . Both newspapers are influential for voters in Iowa and New Hampshire . The Iowa caucuses are January 3 ; New Hampshire 's primary follows five days later .