Posted on 08/31/2010 7:47:31 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
John McCain shocked voters and pundits alike by picking Sarah Palin as a running mate in 2008, and McCain's daughter reveals the choice caused plenty of behind-the-scenes drama too.
In her new book "Dirty Sexy Politics," Meghan McCain says Palin brought "stress, drama, complications, panic and loads of uncertainty" to the campaign.
"She was not just an overnight success or even a political Cinderella story," McCain writes in an excerpt obtained by ABC News. "She was a sudden, freakishly huge, full-fledged phenomenon. It seemed too much. And it seemed too easy."
Speaking out about the former Alaska Gov. for the first time, McCain admits she once wondered if her father's loss "was Sarah Palin's fault."
She ultimately decided Palin wasn't responsible for John McCain's failure to win the presidency.
"I do clearly state at the end that we did not lose because of her, and I'm speaking out now because I do have conflicting feelings about her," McCain said Tuesday on ABC's Good Morning America. "She brought so much momentum and enthusiasm to the campaign."
(snip)
"Sarah Palin. She was turning out to be somebody who leaves a wake of confusion and chaos - to the point of dizziness - wherever she went."
Though McCain now says there are a lot of things she does like about Palin, she stayed cagey on where her vote would lie if the former VP candidate runs for president in 2012.
"I really don't like these hypothetical questions...It depends on the situation," McCain told ABC. "It's going to be a very interesting election, no matter what happens."
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
I guess the primary is over.
and anyone listens to Meghan McCain because why?
Meghan ... if it wasn’t for Sarah, your RINO OLD MAN would have received a vote total in ‘08 that would have rivaled McGovern ‘72
Still fat, dumb and liberal.
LLS
Pssst Meghan, your 15 minutes was up over two years ago...
And Meghan brought to the campaign that sorry-ass excuse for a blog she was (is?) running.
I agree. Prior to Sarah, it was certain McCain would lose.
Please I cannot take the next couple of weeks of Megan McCain and her book. We have bigger fish to fry. I challenge all Freepers to look beyond this woman and NOT post on her. A waste of time.
Any word as to why we should no longer allow women to vote? Or as to why Palin supporters should not support her?
Oh, I get it! Sarah’s a moron but Meghan’s brilliant! (You can’t make this stuff up!)
STFU C#&T
Ditto! Let the commie libs buy her “book”. Conservatives need to ignore her.
And she will continue to do so until she is our next President and beyond. Go Sarah!
News Flash Meagan: if Sarah wouldn’t have been kind enough to endorse your dear old RINO dad in the primary, we would have been saying hello to Sen. Hayworth.
And she was the only reason anyone gave a rats arse about your Daddy's campaign.
GOSH, I wish someone would walk up to her and smacker with a pie across her face...LITTLE RICH SPOILED *itch!!
If you guys get a chance to see the rebroadcast of BOR tonight, you can see him interview Ms. McCain. I’m not a fan of hers in the least, but she didn’t come off nearly as caustic as some of the book exerpts suggest. Her opposition to SP is mostly gay marriage, evidently.
Best part is her description of the kind of President Obama has become. Can’t remember if the term she used is “awful” or “terrible.” And she slams HIM on gay marriage, too.
just an FYI
If Palin stressed McCain out, how would he handle real stresses involved with running the country?
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