.....who for eight straight years held the MSM title of "the Maverick" until November 4, 2008. Following that date, "the Maverick" monicker never appeared again in the MSM......... How strange is that?
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SORT of answers your query..
mav·er·ick
ˈmav(ə)rik/
noun noun: maverick; plural noun: mavericks
1. an unorthodox or independent-minded person.
"a maverick among Connecticut Republicans" synonyms: individualist, nonconformist, free spirit, unorthodox person, original, eccentric; More rebel, dissenter, dissident, enfant terrible; informalcowboy, loose cannon, bad boy "he was the maverick in the family, the only one who valued freedom over an inheritance" antonyms: conformist
2.
North American
an unbranded calf or yearling.
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Just in re the 1st def, he lost his ability to think for himself (ONE way to 'read' it) and fell in line, albeit, the WRONG line....