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John McCain helped build a country that no longer reflects his values

  • Written by Elizabeth Sherman, Assistant Professor Department of Government, American University School of Public Affairs
John McCain helped build a country that no longer reflects his values

Arizona Sen. John McCain – scion of Navy brass, flyboy turned Vietnam war hero and tireless defender of American global leadership – now faces terminal brain cancer.

I am a scholar of American politics. And I believe that, regardless of his storied biography and personal charm, three powerful trends in American politics thwarted...

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