John McCain

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(08-27-2018, 11:22 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: McCain was running a great campaign, one that wasn't beholden to any of your traditional GOP power centers such as the religious right.  W was foundering and Karl Rove ran an add in one of the Carolina's (South iirc) accusing McCain of having an illegitimate black child.  The child in question is his adopted Indian daughter.  The damage was done, he lost that primary to W handily and W grabbed the momentum and never looked back.  

That's why I have such disdain for Rove and W.  The amount of borderline fond recollection of W by many celebrities nauseates me.  The man did more damage to our country than any other president by leaps and bounds.  I suppose his "Aww shucks" demeanor is more palatable to some.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2004/11/mccain200411

It's interesting some of the parallels from that race with the Bernie/Clinton race. Republicans were jumping up and down over 'Russia is meddling less than the DNC!' but I don't guess they were paying attention back more than a decade ago when Republicans were doing far worse to Republicans.