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86: Jeremy Peters Traces the GOP’s Descent to Trump

The Al Franken Podcast

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You Don't Think of McCain as a Champion, Right?

John McCain is an interesting figure in the book because he allowed Sarah Palin to take a dark turn. The most famous line, I think, that she ever uttered during that campaign was Obama was palin' around with terrorists. That came from the McCain campaign head full. It's a complicated part of his legacy for all that he stood up against the Bush administration and ran as a maverick himself.

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