A few folks have DMd about what Steve Schmidt’s been burning down the Internet w for the past, oh, 16 hrs. Bc I wrote a book on McCain (The Real McCain) in 2008. Here’s what I’ll say 1) I don’t know @SteveSchmidtSES, in fact we’ve never once spoken. I do know folks in his orbit,
but this is from me, my sources in McCain World then and since. 2) Everything Steve is saying about the personalities, &…I don’t have all the info he has, but it’s consistent w things I was told 3) Sadly, McCain’s behavior in Steve’s telling comports 100% w what I learned. It’s
Why I came to the conclusion that battlefield courage was literally unrelated to political courage. McCain had his moments of political courage (most recently stopping the 147th RW attempt to kill the ACA), but overall, this man of indescribable honor and bravery while being
Tortured in Vietnam ended up scared of saying mean things to Palin and did that pathetic “build the dang wall” ad, on an issue where he’d once, admirably, been a leader 4) Meghan…you don’t need me to confirm that. But I will. Like everywhere she goes, the entire campaign loathed
her, bc she is exactly that self-entitled, proudly ignorant, nasty, grievance-filled goon that’s been on display on your TV sets. And to quote the great Forrest Gump, “that’s all I gotta say about that.” ….
Wow, getting even more DMs. Thought I explained what I know/don’t re Steve Schmidt’s claims. Ok, follow here @cliffschecter & Subscribe to my new YT commentary channel. I’ll do a video tomorrow w ALL I know: YouTube.com/cschecter (today, my 12-yr old has soccer #Priorities)
And here is your video folks, without even the space to fit Meghan McCain (that might have to be a separate Part II) and some of the revelations of my book... Just focussed on who McCain really was

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