Meghan McCain

[DainBramaged]

Poll question: Meghan McCain

What an interesting conundrum. And she thinks KKKark Rove is creepy.

[AndyA]

1. I can't decide how to vote on this.

Why was she quiet for so long? She obviously sees things differently than her father does. Why did she stand by silently during his run for office? Perhaps he paid her to keep her mouth shut? :shrug:

[NeedleCast]

5. I doubt she'd do anything to sabatoge his campaign

I can understand that. I wouldn't sabatoge something that important to my father even if I didn't agree with him 100%.

[DainBramaged]

6. That point has been bothering me too. I haven't voted yet either.

I may be leaning towards the last poll question.

[movonne]

25. I think she would make a good moderate repug...we need the

moderate repugs back...I find her to be refreshing for a repug...

[tabbycat31]

2. she'll switch parties

as soon as her father's gone

[MADem]

7. NEVER.

She's RICH. Rich, rich, rich, rich, RICH. She comes from a long line of Republicans. It won't happen.

[NeedleCast]

11. So there are no rich democrats?

[MADem]

13. Their daddies were Democrats. And their granddaddies.

She won't switch. I'd bet money on it. She's setting herself up to take her daddy's seat, I think.

[NeedleCast]

14. Little Early For That

She's got more than a decade to go before she'd even qualify for it, doesn't she?

I don't know if she'll switch or not but just because she's got money doesn't mean she can't be a Democrat. Is she even old enough to vote (I have no idea how old she is)?

[MADem]

19. Look at her Momma's fortune. She gets a BIG piece of that.

It's a fortune that DWARFS most Democratic fortunes.

She can start out in the House, while she waits. She's already eyeballing GOP "eye candy"... and writing about it:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2009-03-31/the-gops-house-hottie/

[NeedleCast]

21. Well, if she's the future of the GOP

I'll certainly take it over Bush n Friends and his mouthpieces on Fox. I doubt I'd agree with much of her policy but they certainly seem better than those of the current GOP mainstream.

Her writing is pretty decent compared to most bloggers. If she's the future face of the enemy, it's not nearly as bad as the current face (and I don't mean that in physically attractive terms).

[NeedleCast]

3. She seems like a lot of younger moderate-conservatives that I've met

They seem to be socially liberal and more moderate/right on foreign policy/finance. I see a lot of myself in her when I was her age.

[DainBramaged]

9. Many of my Independent friends are like that

even the old farts like me, socially Liberal, but don't cut the Defense budget.

[MADem]

4. She will never be a liberal. She could end up leading a moderate contingent of younger people.

In fact, it is probably likely. She's intelligent, articulate, and she doesn't have to worry about money. She's also attractive, pleasant and personable.

Take one look at her inheritance. She'll always be a Republican.

[GreenTea]

8. I think she'll stay in her party, on the other hand Reagan's son & daughter became as liberal

as Guv/Prez Reagan once was BEFORE he sold out for big bucks to the powerful wealthy republicans, for Ronald Reagan's image, as a spokesman, phony toughness and all the promise of power that would come with it.

(It's ALL about image with the republicans, so they can sell their bullshit corporate agenda, even with the idiot Bush, they made him a cowboy but the republicans couldn't control themselves after 9-11 and their true insatiable greed just took over).

[DainBramaged]

10. Ron Reagan is one of the good guys (I miss him on the dog show circuit/Animal Planet)

http://www.goodnewsforpets.com/Articles.asp?ID=632

[rvablue]

12. Can't believe how much credence DU is giving MM just because she gave

a couple of modest (and very obvious, might I add) criticisms of the GOP.

The only reason I like her is because she is stoking the infighting within the GOP which will only help Dems if indeed they end up needing it in 2010.

Other than that? She is a fourth-rate writer and thinker and has added nothing to the national dialogue.

And some DUers are saying she migth become some kind of "leader." Ha! She better get working on doing something with herself besides writing silly children's books and a few poorly thought-out and attention-seeking blog posts.

Geesh!

[MADem]

16. It's not "credence." She is what she is--a new voice. A young voice.

She's representative of those of her age group who lean to the right. Everyone has to start somewhere.

People listen to her because she makes more sense than most of the whining assholes on that side of the fence.

It's amazing what people can do with a little charisma and money. Really, how many people read and critiqued The Political Works Of the Terminator prior to pulling the lever for Governator Ahhhnuld in CA?

It's not always about "writing" and "thinking." George Bush made it to the PRESIDENCY without doing much of that. It's about money and access. And backing, lots of backing.

Always has been. Geesh, indeed.

No shooting the messenger, now!

[DainBramaged]

29. Are you implying I hold that opinion of her?

I voted for the last category, BTW.

[Peace_Sells]

15. 2 or 4

I'm tied between numbers two and four. She could attract moderates with republican leanings but she could just end up becoming liberal too.

[AlinPA]

17. I don't see how she could "turn 20 something quasi-moderates into moderate-GOPers"

because she has been talking about their ugliness; seems people wouldn't want to join that bunch of haters and knuckledraggers. It is more likely that they will tell her to leave.

[ProgressiveFool]

18. it would be nice to see a return of the "liberal republican", a currently endangered creature

If she has a hand in bringing about a GOP that is socially liberal and conservative on other things, and actually believes in their principles rather than slavishly following whatever their "leaders" demand of them, she could contribute a good thing to political discourse in this country.

If she encourages GOPers to just think for themselves, which I think she does herself, she can be a help.

[MADem]

20. They frequently run to the "I" Party--see Linc Chaffee. NT

[DainBramaged]

31. Liberal Republicans died a long time ago, they are extinct

[dkf]

22. I'd like to know why she thinks she is a Republican.

[MADem]

24. She is a very wealthy young lady. And she'll be wealthier as she gets older. nt

[dkf]

26. So it isn't one of those tenets of "hard work" or "relying on oneself" then?

figures.

[MADem]

27. Well, sure it is. For the "little people." And of course, for Grampa and great gramps.

They worked hard and relied on themselves, so the following generations wouldn't have to!!

I will say one thing for MM's momma--she may have had drug problems, but she's not cheap when it comes to philanthropy. So, as greedy Republicans go, at least she's a "giver backer"--not quite as good as Teresa Heinz (who only became a Dem to vote for her husband in the presidential race) but still better than a lot of them.

I certainly won't be putting in their names for sainthood any time soon, but they could be worse.

[mitchum]

23. She is irrelevant

[LostInAnomie]

28. Where is the choice: Looking to cash in off her father's fame?

I cannot see her having any kind of future in politics. She is not a deep thinker, or articulate by any means. The only real reason anyone gives a shit what she says is because she's attractive and McCain is her father. Take that away from her and she would the equivalent of any one of us.

She is simply looking to cash in while she can.

[DainBramaged]

30. Please note the last choice, I think that covers your reply.