John McCain managed to defeat his more conventional Republican rivals by seeming to be totally different from them: a maverick who says what he damned well wants, a tough guy with the knowing wink of the old ladies’ man.
John McCain logró derrotar a sus rivales republicanos más convencionales al aparentar ser totalmente diferente de ellos: un inconformista que dice lo que realmente quiere, un tipo duro con el guiño conocedor del hombre con experiencia.