Posted on 09/08/2010 12:16:42 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Talk about going rogue.
Meghan McCain, who fancies herself the hippest, most progressive young Republican in America, talked some trash last night about Sarah Palin.
I know, where have you heard this song before?
Ever since Palin imploded in her Katie Couric interview before the 2008 election, just about everyone involved in John McCain’s presidential campaign – the candidate excluded – has publicly declared how they never really liked Mama Grizzly to start with.
Now the candidate’s daughter is piling on. In an interview with Jay Leno to publicize her recently-released book, Dirty Sexy Politics, Meghan McCain confesses to weeping on the GOP campaign bus after learning Palin was her dad’s running mate.
“Who the hell is Sarah Palin?” was how McCain described her reaction.
“I found out an hour before I went on stage with her. I think they were scared I would say something or whatever. Like the rest of the country, I had no idea who she was and I was actually crying on the bus on the way to the rally.”
McCain has said she has “conflicting” feelings about Palin. But she knows one thing – saying nasty things about the former mayor of Wasilla makes for good copy and can’t hurt sales of a book that might otherwise be destined for the remainder bin.
At 195 pages, McCain’s book is not a weighty political tome–either literally or figuratively. She happily acknowledged to Leno that the book was written for her girlfriends, not political insiders.
To wit, it includes a passage where McCain ponders the impact of having Mitt Romney on the ticket, in so far as it would expose her to the former Massachusetts’ governor’s five Mormon sons, who were “all so handsome, in a tooth-whitener commercial kind of way, and so seriously handsome.”
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Oh thanks! Just what I needed political advice from a Air Head./s
No, I'm not a third party person, but Sarah is still talking in many generalities, and I don't think anyone knows yet where she stands on many issues. The majority of conservatives and Republicans are probably waiting to see who qualifies to run and what their platforms will be. Depending on what does or doesn't happen before the end of this Congress, and how many seats the Republicans pick up, things could look very different in 2011 from the way they look now.
McCain's daughter is not relevant to whether Sarah is a John McCain Republican, or not. Sarah's position on a broad range of issues will determine that.
What office is Governor Sarah Palin currently running for? She hasn’t declared for the Republican nomination for the presidency as far as I know. If she does, I’ll do everything I can to help her, including my oft stated goal of raising $2 million dollars for her campaign. I worked for President Ronald Reagan, and I see some of the same qualities in Gov. Palin, such as charisma, an affinity for the common people, good sense, family values, pro-defense, etc.
The Palin supporters at FR are entirely too sensitive to anyone who does not heap the same gushing praise on her that they do. Many are taking a wait and see attitude to see who declares and what their platforms will be. She consistently polls in the low 20s, so she'll have to pick up more support to win the nomination. Nothing to do but wait until a few months into 2011 to see who is running.
I hear that she will be co hosting on the all new Lawrence O`Donnel show on PMSNBC weeknights at 10 pm
Well, OTOH, this effectively finishes Mitt...
She's polling in the high 70's among Republicans, which is presumably the people that'll vote in the GOP primaries.
She's polling in the low 20s in the presidential preference polls, when polled with Romney, Huckabee, etc.
That’s a multiple choice straw poll. Many times the 20’s is a winner in those. Example: http://gantdaily.com/2010/08/16/romney-palin-neck-and-neck-among-potential-gop-white-house-contenders/
Romney, Huckabee and Palin all poll in the low 20s normally. All I said was she needs to gain supporters if she has a chance to win. The eventual winner in these crowded field primaries will often win early primaries with around 30%. McCain won on the last Super Tuesday with little more than 33% of the total votes cast through ST.
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