The Real McCain: Why Conservatives Don't Trust Him and Why Independents Shouldn't by Cliff Schecter is a 2008 book that analyzes the political transformation of Senator John McCain. Starting with the Keating Five lobbying scandal, it covers McCain's political transformation to a reformer and a Barry Goldwater Republican in the 1990s, his flirtation with Democratic positions in 2001 and recreation as a "maverick", and finally his metamorphosis int...
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The Real McCain: Why Conservatives Don't Trust Him and Why Independents Shouldn't by Cliff Schecter is a 2008 book that analyzes the political transformation of Senator John McCain. Starting with the Keating Five lobbying scandal, it covers McCain's political transformation to a reformer and a Barry Goldwater Republican in the 1990s, his flirtation with Democratic positions in 2001 and recreation as a "maverick", and finally his metamorphosis into one of the Bush Administration's strongest supporters in the Senate during George W. Bush's second term.
Tomasky, Michael (June 12, 2008). "Who is John McCain?". The New York Review of Books (New York: NYREV) 55 (10): 8–12. ISSN 00287504. http://www.nybooks.com/articles/21470. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
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