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Democrats and independents.
But because Washington is
more polarized than ever, McCain is in some ways more indispensable than ever inside the
very place he called the “city of
Satan” during an Arizona town
hall meeting in February. He is
willing to work across the aisle
and use his sizable clout to get
things done, and he has less to
lose than younger lawmakers
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and can take greater risks.
A senior Democratic Senate
aide involved in the process said
that any immigration effort would
have been suspect without McCain’s involvement, since he was a
leader on the issue in 2007.
“From a perception point of
view, the seriousness of the group
would be questioned if he weren’t
involved. But because he is, they
know this is the real effort,” said
the aide, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “Nobody is expecting other efforts to spring up.”
McCain
addresses the
media after
the Senate
Select
Intelligence
Committee
Hearing on
the Benghazi
attacks.