Buhr said that the Shorenstein Center team was surprised by the extent of the public affection for McCain.
Of those respondents who agreed that politicians are willing to say anything to get elected, 31 percent considered McCain an exception--10 percent more than any other candidate.
A quarter of those who said politicians do not deserve respect--26 percent--called McCain an exception, along with 27 percent for Texas Gov. George W. Bush and 28 percent for Vice President Al Gore '69.
Mattie J. Germer '03, coordinator of Harvard Students for McCain, noted that Bush and Gore have recently tried to claim McCain's "reformer" mantle.
Bush has called himself "a reformer with results," and Gore declared this week that campaign finance reform would be a central theme of his campaign.
But Germer said she doubts the two "establishment, legacy-oriented candidates" will succeed in attracting McCain voters.
"People are drawn to those issues, but it comes down to the idea of integrity," she said.
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