Sublime

Skewering the country’s most notorious lobbyist showed McCain in a flattering light. That, in turn, helped his presidential bid. In 2008, campaigning on his reputation for integrity, he won the Republican nomination.

Badgering elected officials into taking an interest in pandemics was one part of Sam’s strategy. The second part was getting some new pandemic warriors elected to Congress. Sam’s political operation had figured out, or thought they had, that it made a lot more sense to spend money in primary than in general elections. Voters could be swayed in prim