The Real McCain
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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.
Cliff Schecter
Clifford D. "Cliff" Schecter is an American political writer, commentator, and operative. Schecter is considered to be a political progressive and wrote a book highly critical of 2008 Republican Presidential nominee John S. McCain; he has a reputation as a pugnacious proponent of progressive...
is a 2008 book that analyzes the political transformation of Senator John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
. Starting with the Keating Five
Keating Five
The Keating Five were five United States Senators accused of corruption in 1989, igniting a major political scandal as part of the larger Savings and Loan crisis of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The five senators – Alan Cranston , Dennis DeConcini, John Glenn , John McCain , and Donald W. Riegle,...
lobbying scandal, it covers McCain's political transformation to a reformer and a Barry Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
Barry Morris Goldwater was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 election. An articulate and charismatic figure during the first half of the 1960s, he was known as "Mr...
Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
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
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
's second term.