IMO, McCain never planned nor wanted to win that election. He was in the tank for Obama just like the rest of the Swamp. Sarah Palin was selected because they thought she would be an anchor on the campaign. They were wrong! Sarah Palin set in motion the whole movement towards Trump’s 2016 election victory. We owe Sarah Palin a lot.
People can say all the good things they want about John McCain today. I won’t. He’s as despicable in death as he was in life.
What said it all about McCain was when he suspended his campaign during the Financial Crisis, to fly back to Washington to do....nothing.