Some observers mused that with the unusually intimate display, the candidate and his staff seemed to be celebrating in a nostalgic way a possible end to their long, winding journey.
The moral character — and intimate entanglements — of the candidates has been a common front in the battle of for the presidency.
"What was missing" from the wall-to-wall coverage and what "might be of enduring value," they write in their buzzy new book "Game Change," was "an intimate portrait of the candidates and spouses who (in our judgment) stood a reasonable chance of occupying the White House".
The questions: Does it matter when voters know some of the most intimate details of their candidates' lives?
#CrashTheParty is a digital-first series that takes an intimate look at these candidates, who are proving that anyone can ignite change, no matter their background, race, religion or gender.
It was an unusually intimate moment for any candidate to allow himself in public.
Such a sudden, intimate connection with a candidate is impossible in a late-voting state like California.
At this stage, Romney and his advisers have practically given up hope of establishing an intimate bond between the candidate and the voters, which is probably wise.
And this ad offers an uplifting and intimate introduction to a candidate who is trailing badly in the polls, and has not demonstrated the kind of populist campaign style that could catch on with voters.
Elizabeth Edwards, who as the wife of former Senator John Edwards gave America an intimate look at a candidate's marriage by sharing his quest for the 2008 presidential nomination as she struggled with incurable cancer and, secretly, with his infidelity, died Tuesday morning at her home in Chapel Hill, N.C.
