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For all of his flaws, McCain at least wanted the appearances of a fair election without going into the mud. He didn't tolerate people going for the racist angle. When some stupid lady in the crowd called Obama an Arab, he corrected her (in a sort of racially insensitive way, but...)
Same with Romney. Both of them wanted everyone to think that they were honest people whether they were or not. They cared about their reputations and their legacy.
Trump and his acolytes couldn't give less of a shit. It's all about short-term gains.
Yeah people need to stop giving McCain so much credit for that one video clip. He still picked a racist lady as his running mate. He's still sat on his butt as a senator in a state with Joe Arpaio for 20 years doing nothing.
I don't disagree, hence me saying appearances rather than him actually being a stand-up guy. He was a piece of shit. But he was a piece of shit that actually didn't want the public to realize how awful he was. Trump couldn't care less and neither could the MAGA crowd.