[Yaelle]

WHAT in hell did McCain HAVE on Lindsay..?

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Something career-ruining. Lindsay must have been pretty happy to get out from under his control.

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McCain had a commanding personality, and Lindsey was looking for a leader, someone to respect and admire and follow.

Graham had been a lawyer in the Army and saw McCain as someone more truly military. That's my take anyway.

You don't cling so closely to somebody if their hold over you is purely a matter of blackmail. You have to really believe.

Others may not see McCain in that light, but I think Lindsey definitely did.