Summary of Tim Miller's Why We Did It

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#1 I was the Iowa spokesperson for John McCain’s presidential campaign in 2007. The comprehensive immigration reform bill known colloquially by the political class as McCain-Kennedy and by Republican voters as amnesty for illegals was about to be reintroduced in the U. S. Senate.

#2 I was extremely nervous and excited to be at the rally. I was hoping McCain would shine and give me some crowd-pleasing answers, but he didn't. He was hit with asperity after asperity after asperity.

#3 Eight weeks into his presidential campaign, McCain had to downsize. The front-runner had faltered so dramatically out of the gate, anticipating the populist future.

#4 McCain’s pivot on immigration was a minor sacrifice that foreshadowed the much more dangerous panders to come, from other politicians who didn’t share his prudence.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jul 13, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822546790

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was the Iowa spokesperson for John McCain’s presidential campaign in 2007. The comprehensive immigration reform bill known colloquially by the political class as McCain-Kennedy and by Republican voters as amnesty for illegals was about to be reintroduced in the U. S. Senate.

#2

I was extremely nervous and excited to be at the rally. I was hoping McCain would shine and give me some crowd-pleasing answers, but he didn't. He was hit with asperity after asperity after asperity.

#3

Eight weeks into his presidential campaign, McCain had to downsize. The front-runner had faltered so dramatically out of the gate, anticipating the populist future.

#4

McCain’s pivot on immigration was a minor sacrifice that foreshadowed the much more dangerous panders to come, from other politicians who didn’t share his prudence.

#5

The final decision came at McCain's ranch in Arizona. There, Schmidt would be the one who made the closing argument for Palin, while another close aide pitched Tim Pawlenty, a milquetoast Minnesota governor. But Schmidt was focused solely on blazing a path to the White House.

#6

I should have left the McCain campaign when I was hired, but I allowed myself to get sucked back in. I told myself many of the same stories that eight years later led otherwise rational people to decide that they should go along with Donald Trump.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I had to come out of the closet, and I did, by allowing myself