• Dagwood222
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          1 year ago

          He pretended to be a mainstream ‘Conservative.’

          • grue@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            No, not really. He ran on being an “outsider” who wanted to “drain the swamp,” remember?

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              1 year ago

              McCain and Palin were both elected officials. Both called themselves ‘mavericks.’ Heck, Bush Jr. was the son of the Commander-In-Chief / CIA leader and he played off that he was just a simple cowboy.