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Her pro-gun-control stance and neutrality on abortion appeal to the increasingly prosperous and moderate GOP electorate, allowing her to seem like a maverick.
Francisco Labastida, a seasoned politician favored by party bigwigs, clobbered his nearest competitor, Roberto Madrazo, the maverick governor of the Tobasco region.
Skeptics like Bob Novak (NBC's Meet the Press ) argue that no matter how well McCain does in the early primaries, the party establishment will never let such a maverick become the nominee.
Gerry said he was planning to publish a column about how McCain was winning admiration in Washington for his maverick stance on campaign-finance reform.
Too much of a maverick?