Let's Talk John McCain....

[Hekate]

18. I think we should encourage Dems to phone him and write him. McCain IS a patriot....

....and he has served this country honorably in war and peace. I vehemently disagree with his politics is all, and would never vote for him.

I'm quite serious. If you want to appeal to a man (or woman) to defy his party in times like these, you don't start out by pointing out to him all the things he's gotten wrong in your estimation. You start out with a little flattery about the most outstanding aspect of his resume, and frankly, what probably forms the basis of his self-image. And that would be his love of country.

Write to Senator McCain.

Tell him you may be a Democrat, but you have always respected his patriotism, because you love this country too. You love this country and its institutions -- you are aware of the long history of antagonism between the US and Russia and had shared the hope of many that the fall of the USSR would create a new era of peace between the US and Russia, but alas under Putin they have grown ever more antagonistic. Etcetera.

Tell him of your deep concerns about Trump's associates and about his instability. Appeal to his love of country. Tell him people are in desperate need of a leader to speak truth to power, specifically a Republican in the Senate, and that you are appealing to him to be that leader.
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You asked what we think -- that's my sincere suggestion.