The "original maverick" has become a confused, mean-spirited old man--a shameless panderer desperate to win--and that makes him dangerous to the nation's health.

Astonishingly (depressingly), the majority of Americans--not five-year-olds but adult Americans--say they believe that a guardian angel protects them from harm! (To better appreciate the irrationality, for "guardian angel" substitute "fairy" or "leprechaun"!)