John McCain’s brand is weakening.
He was often called the country’s most popular politician and widely admired for his independent streak. It wasn’t too many years ago that “maverick” was the cliche of choice in describing him.
But that term didn’t even make the list this year when voters were asked by the Pew Research Center to sum up McCain in a single word. “Old” got the most mentions, followed by “honest,” “experienced,” “patriot,” “conservative” and a dozen more. The words “independent,” “change” or “reformer” weren’t among them.
Voters have notoriously short memories, but it could be argued that McCain cheapened his own brand.
He is, as a friend of mine noted, now “A Maverick of One”.
Like to think that a month or so down the campaign trail, “honest” will bite the dust, too. In favor, maybe, of “total kissup.”
And it would help if the MSM stop treating him like a kindly old grandfather who shouldn’t be asked to connect A to B.
“Honest” should, in a more just world, be on shakier ground after his completely over-staged Town Hall the other night…
Totally off-topic, but: where did you get your Obama button? I’d like to put one on my blog, but I can’t find any on the actual Obama site. Thanks!
Same poll – results for Obama:
most used word = “inexperienced”
least used word = “honest”
oops!
least used word = “honest”
sounds suspicious. you mean “eleemosynary” and “dipsomaniacal” came up more often?
A “maverick” holds his lonely positions, because he cannot convince anyone, not even members of his own party, of their correctness.
“Maverick” is the opposite of “leader”.
Old & unsteady. Whoo hoo.
McCain words?
Try these:
adulterer
Keating
megalomaniac
bore
Hmm – is “brown-nose” one word or two?