No, McCain’s no Atwater. But he’s no fool, either.
He has held on for 8 years, built himself a reputation as an “independent thinker,” and managed to come back from political death to be the frontrunner for our nomination.
Like him or not—and I do not—he’s shown some serious political savvy.
Even I could do that, kissing MSM and Dim arses, for good press is easy, being a serious Republican Presidential Candidate is not.