Meghan McCain Threatens to Leave Republican Party

[TroyD]

November 16, 2012

Meghan McCain: "Times are changing. The face of America is changing and we as Republicans stand at a crossroads. Are we going to accept the changing face of America and change with it? Or are we going to continue to become more isolated and irrelevant? It's possible to maintain the core values of this party and evolve when it comes to social issues. Quite frankly, I don't see any other path to success."

"I've spent most of my adult life fighting for change from inside the Republican Party... And if we don't move forward, adapt, and become relevant again, the Republican Party isn't going to survive. It will just continue to alienate more moderate voters like myself. If I don't see some changes in the next four years, I'm going to consider registering as an Independent in 2016."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/11/16/meghan_mccain_threatens_to_leave_republican_party.html

[msongs]

1. core values of repubs = racist, sexist, and elitist (the party, not neccesarily all its members) nt

[VirginiaTarheel]

2. Oh now, that should make them change

[thelordofhell]

3. I'm kind of surprised FOX hasn't hired her

She's blonde..........she's stupid........she thinks she's cute.........she's a legacy........a perfect FOX bimbo

[Auntie Bush]

54. She's a moderate ReThug...why would FOX be interested. They only

like extreme right wingers.

I actually think she's pretty good for a ReThug. If all the other Rethugs felt the same we'd have a much tighter election...so let's hope they don't listen to her.

[Filibuster Harry]

4. Why wait 4 years? Maybe she will run for congress?

[Moonwalk]

51. She's going to be too busy caring for Dad...he's going downhill fast and someone...

...will have to walk the angry old fart around the grounds, making sure he does't get himself into trouble.

[niyad]

5. the party has been a deepening cesspool for years, meghan. what makes you think it will change

in the next four years?

[sandyshoes17]

6. Suddenly they all open their eyes

The whole campaign was one big hate fest. Each one trying to out hate the other. Convention a bunch of miserable haters.
Than there is us, happy, hopeful, joyful convention. Lots of positive energy. People from all walks of life coming together for a better country. And they just don't understand what went wrong. Ahh

[cheezmaka]

7. Meghan McCain!

You go girl!!!

[Beaverhausen]

8. I love how she talks as if she is the leader of the party

She is so full of herself- just like her dear old dad.

[Lucinda]

31. She actually has a pretty strong following with young Rep voters. n/t

[obamanut2012]

45. She has a large following among younger Republicans

Including having a large twitter presence (and over 213,000 followers -- I just checked).

[madaboutharry]

9. Maybe she should start with an intervention with her father.

[Tx4obama]

18. [phone] :) n/t

[helpisontheway]

10. Oh she wants to be one of the FAKE republicans

That call themselves Independents. They are actually Republicans that pretend to be independents because they are embarrassed to have the Republican label. She would never vote for a democrat.

[SoapBox]

11. Just do it.

...I will give her a SMALL round of applause, if she does.

Dem or Independent, I'll be waiting to see what she picks AND what direction she takes in making America better for everyone.

And I personally wonder, did she finally reach the breaking point when her nasty father, jumped on the Rice / Libya thing?

p.s....I've seen Thomas Roberts talking to her several times and he always says stuff like, "...you know that I really love you but..." Maybe he can help to talk some sense into her.

[JHB]

12. "Daddy, when you yell at kids to get off your lawn, yell "please" too...

You won't seem so mean and cranky that way."

[AlGoreRhythms]

13. Her dad is one of the biggest problems in that party! n/t

[Whisp]

14. no kidding. Meghan should pour a nice cup of hot cocoa for her dad

and ask him why he's such a fucking douchenozzle.

[hrmjustin]

26. +1

[HooptieWagon]

15. Yeah, right. She'll register I, but still vote R(acist). nt

[The empressof all]

16. Oooooooh They are probably sooooooo scared

So now they are all parroting these "moderate" talking points. God they disgust me. This one and that boy on NBC should be thanking their lucky stars they were born privileged or they would very well be working in the back of returns section at a K Mart in Kentucky.

She's an idiot and it annoys the heck out of me that she gets any attention what so ever.

[nc4bo]

17. Threatens suicide, grabs rubber knife from box of stage props.

Leave the GOP and register as an "I" that will vote for an "R" anyway - - whatever Meghan.

[Tom Ripley]

19. So What? Meghan is even more irrelevant than her beloved party.

"I've spent most of my adult life fighting for change from inside the Republican Party..."
What is that, a grueling eight years?
What a fucking drama queen.

[teenagebambam]

20. Bless her heart

she thinks Republicans care what a woman says.

[ohheckyeah]

21. "I'm going to consider registering as an Independent in 2016."

....and then still vote for Republicans.

[Thrill]

22. She's as irrelevant as her pop

[center rising]

23. Meghan isn't going anywhere

I like her for fighting against Republicans on social issues, but I doubt she'll leave daddy's party!!

[Jamaal510]

24. "It's possible to maintain the core values of this party and evolve when it comes to social issues."

So, Meghan, what core values does your party have anyway (besides anarcho-capitalism)?

I think she's just bluffing and seeking attention. I mean who else is she going to vote for besides the GOP? The Libertarian Party? And her family's rich, so there's no way she'll ever vote for a Democrat.

[karynnj]

44. She voted for Kerry in 2004 and said so publicly - so it is rather hard to say she never would nt

[Auntie Bush]

55. Lots of generous .rich vote Democratic as they believe in our social values

[Revolutionary Girl]

25. She doesn't belong there anyway.

I've seen her on Morning Joe. She's a liberal in Republican clothing. It's only a matter of time until she defects to the Democratic party, where she belongs.

[Cha]

27. She's giving them 4 years to Change. Why doesn't she start by demanding it

from her father? Senator John BitterLies McCain?

[tufnel]

28. Go create the FOX NEWS PARTY

Meghan McCain (FOX NEWS PARTY)

[Shilo]

29. Meghan Meghan Meghan

you can start by telling your dad to cool his jets

[Mike Daniels]

30. She must not be getting enough media attention

Jesus, did she sleep through the Romney campaign? Did she think Romney was supportive of anything she cared for and it was the mean ol' tea baggers that cost him the election?

[mfcorey1]

32. Well, Meghan, your father is one of the most divisive people in politics. Maybe

a good conversation at home might alleviate some of your concerns.

[bushisanidiot]

33. Meghan McCain is a democrat who doesn't even know it.

i would challenge her to name ONE thing that she agrees with concerning the republican party that the democrats don't also agree with. ONE uniquely republican value. i don't think there is one.

[Auntie Bush]

57. I've been wondering that for years. She's a Democratic leaning RINO.

If she keeps it up she'll land right in our camp.

[LiberalFighter]

34. What can she possibly accomplish as an independent?

What does she find wrong with the Democratic Party?

[livetohike]

35. "spent most of my adult life.....". Trust fund baby is 28 years old.

Thanks for the laugh Meghan, I guess those four years since your Daddy lost the Presidency seems like a really, long time to you.

[Jennicut]

36. She is far too moderate for them anyway. I think she is a Repub only because

of her father.
My parents are conservative and I rebelled by 16 against their thinking.

[CTyankee]

37. Um, it's gonna be an interesting Thanksgiving table at the McCain's this year...

[EmeraldCityGrl]

38. First she needs to lock her father in the basement. No one will notice. n/t

[Auntie Bush]

56. Great idea! And throw the key away.

[juajen]

39. Has anyone noticed that daughters are more effective politically than sons

of politicians?

[obamanut2012]

47. Yes!

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

40. She volunteered to work on a Trump 2012 campaign

Proving that money doesn't buy intelligence or dignity.
Who gives a shit what this pampered daddy's girl has to say?

[obamanut2012]

48. I do

She has a large following among youth voters, and could very well help sway a generation of "Republican Because I Was Born Republican" younger voters.

[OmahaBlueDog]

41. This is an interesting story at several levels

Election 2012 will be disected by Political Scientists for the next 20 years. One big reason is that this was the election when the reliable, go-to wedge issues just failed to pay back. Abortion caused Republicans to lose two Senate seays they seemd certain to win. Gay marriage -- an issue that has brought social conservatives to the polls in droves since the Clinton era -- has now become the law of the land in two states as the result of the popular vote -- not the courts. Marijuana for recreational use was approved in two states, and the death penalty was eliminated in California. I wn't pretend either the GOP or conservatism are dead, but this election demonstrated that the strategy they used from 1980-2004 with success needs to be rethought.

Meghan McCain probably represents the thoughts of many Republicans -- especially those who've voted for Ron Paul the past two elections. They want smaller government and lower taxes, but they don't want excessive intervention in their personal lives. However I wonder about something else -- is she positioning herself to run for her father's seat? Does she realize that the numbers -- long run -- wont favor the Brewers and the Sherriff Joes, and she wants to position herself as a new kind of conservative.

That leads to an even bigger question: you operate a conservative superPAC. Right now, you feel angry and ripped off. Do you bet on the GOP again in 2016, or do you start to find independent candidates. Candidiates who support key positions on taxes, spending, and entitlements, but who are far more centrist on issues you don't care about. You wouldn't do worse than you did in this election, and who better than an independent to say "the system is broken and neither party has an answer?"

[Sunlei]

42. children of the Lords have a huge sense of entitlement

[Proud Liberal Dem]

43. "We've got to change the GOP so that Meghan McCain doesn't leave us!"

-said no Republican ever.

[obamanut2012]

46. She is not "crossing the aisle" because of her father

I am betting she will after he dies or retires.

The Bush Twins, I bet money, vote Dem, but don't say anything publicly because of their father and grandfather.

Meghan McCain is smart and articulate, and also has a ready platform. I hope she does "come out" as a Dem in the future.

[Third Doctor]

49. She is not going to leave the GOP.

After the first debate she defended and praised Romney and seemed to forget the 47% remark. She is just mad that her side keeps losing badly through their own stubborness. If they win a bit soon this statement will go away.

[JanMichael]

50. no, she won't. There's no celebrity in being a gay rights pushing independent.

Sorry...she LOVES the controversy. Keeps her in the news.

[Moonwalk]

52. Reading the Headline, I feared for a second that she was threatening to become a Dem...

But, no, she's just going to head over to the next door neighbor's house. *Sigh of Relief!* We dodged a bullet there.

[SheilaT]

53. Who gives a flying

fuck what she things?

The ONLY reason any of us have ever heard of her is because she had the foresight to get born to John McCain. Otherwise, she has no qualifications of any kind for anything other than perhaps working at WalMart.

The few times I've seen her speak she decidedly does not come across as articulate or well informed or particularly well educated. She does come across as entitled.

Too bad she doesn't have to get a real job on her actual merits.