I don’t recall McCain getting bad press until he was nominated. Maybe your recollection is different?
No, my recollection is the same.
The media fawned over McCain until he got nominated...and Palin joined the ticket.
My recollection is different.
When McCain ran in 2000, there were nasty questions about his sanity after having been a POW, and some dirty rumors about his adopted daughter being the result of an affair with an African American woman.
There were comments about his temper, too.