Badger

The relentless fighter who never backed down from a cause.

John McCain embodied the badger's defining trait: tenacious, stubborn refusal to quit, even in the face of overwhelming odds. His survival of years of brutal torture as a POW in Vietnam, his repeated battles against political corruption through campaign finance reform, and his dramatic thumbs-down vote against repealing the ACA — defying his own party — all reflect the badger's core identity as an unyielding advocate who fights for principle over convenience. McCain was famously combative, difficult to intimidate, and willing to take on enemies on all sides, even when it cost him dearly.