The Fall: John McCain’s choices

A defining moment of the “old” John McCain—as many Americans, even some of his friends, have begun to refer to him as he was before his run for the Presidency in 2008—took place in February, 2000, during his first bid for the White House, when he was challenging George W. Bush for the Republican nomination in the South Carolina primary. McCain had recently upset Bush in New Hampshire and was in a buoyant mood, vowing that, like “Luke Skywalker ... Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
3.3
by Dwight Rousu - Nov. 10, 2008

Eight internet pages long, it repeats much of the McCain McMyth as the apex from which McCain fell. That apex is factually challenged. The story does have some interesting points, but seems unwilling to let the myth die. The section about a one-time plan to launch a third party provides a tentative explanation for some of his wide spectrum political positioning.

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