Meghan McCain Playboy Interview: 2012 GOP Primary Has Been 'So Lame,' Lacks 'Electricity'

Meghan McCain weighed in on the 2012 GOP primary in an interview with Playboy magazine.

In an interview with Playboy magazine, Meghan McCain gave her take on the 2012 primary cycle, lamenting the lack of "electricity" in this year's crop of candidates.

"It's just been so lame," she said. "So many debates, so much blather, so much oversaturation."

McCain, whose father, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was the GOP nominee in 2008, said this year's primaries fall short on excitement.

"Granted, my father is not running, so I'm biased, and we have an incumbent president, which changes things," she said. "But where's the electricity? You'd think someone would rise up and tap the frustration and energy of the Occupy movement or the Tea Party, but it just hasn't happened yet."

However, according to McCain, a strong vice presidential candidate could make the difference for the party in November's general election.

"The Republicans need someone to excite younger people, independents, Hispanic voters and the disenfranchised," she said. "I think if Chris Christie is the vice presidential nominee we can change the weather and have a very good chance of beating Obama. I love that he's no bullshit."

McCain has been a vocal critic of the presidential field. Last month, she called Rick Santorum "unelectable," and said it would be an "absolute bloodbath" if the former Pennsylvania senator were to challenge Obama in the general election. McCain, a vocal advocate of gay rights, has also slammed Santorum for his "gross" views on same-sex marriage.

McCain, whose father endorsed Mitt Romney, has also called on Newt Gingrich to "bow out with grace," stating that his insistence on staying in the race is hurting the party. Last year, she called his run a "vanity project."

Comments

[Craig Walker]

11:59 AM on 03/17/2012

Cute girl, daughter of a past Presidential candidate, and has an opinion like anyone else. That's nice. I await any inspired insight from anyone. So far it hasn't been hers to give.

[Leslie Ealey]

10:43 AM on 03/17/2012

I like Meghan and wish that she would just come on over to the left and stop flirting. I think she has, in her heart, but remains a Republican out of loyalty to her dad.

[ydnas639]

11:16 PM on 03/16/2012

Meghan, it's not 'electricity' that their campaign lacks, it's brain activity.

[Trentonjordan]

11:15 PM on 03/16/2012

Palin is just as much as a empty shell as her mother. There is no contest between Meghan McCain and Bristol Palin. Meghan has her beat on both beauty and certainly brains.

[cal2118]

08:02 PM on 03/16/2012

She actually believes that a bully (Christie) would make a great VP. So stupid.

[montanason]

06:43 PM on 03/16/2012

I have to admit I thought the article was hilarious-but some of the
comments even more so.
A poster has opined that Megan is the possible future face of
the Repub party-first she will have to get the standard lines about
God and bidnus down-then she'll have to begin to rant about
contraception and drug testing everyone-then the party that
found Bush embraceable and are currently offering such gems
as Romney and Santorum will fall in love with her.
No greater insights to offer than what brand of purse another
carries? Right,like Megan does her shopping at Wal Mart.
Personally I could care less what the children of politicians
have say- little more than a cry for attention and an attempt
to emerge from their parents shadows.

[OnceProudAmerican]

06:31 PM on 03/16/2012

This Lady has got some class and style. She did'nt get it from the Repub side!

[Dragoon]

01:21 PM on 03/16/2012

Pose, baby, pose!

[Dede Eagleburger]

03:54 PM on 03/16/2012

LOL...she's not going to!!

[CunningStunts]

07:53 AM on 03/17/2012

She should. You both should, actually.

[Patricia1111]

12:20 PM on 03/16/2012

To be fair, when Sasha Obama finishes her schooling and college in ten years, she can be the next "expert" on political affairs. Meghan has set the bar for what Playboy and news outfits will consider as an expert. This is such a joke that she is speaking to politcal affairs and not where the best place is to get her roots done.

[AZHusker]

11:46 AM on 03/16/2012

Yeah, because Senator McCain's Presidential Campaign was so full of electricity.

[StarDagger]

01:05 PM on 03/16/2012

I think they used Electricity to recharge Mr McZombie and send him off to an event

[AZHusker]

02:43 PM on 03/16/2012

I wouldn't call a Medal of Honor winner and former POW a McZombie. I wouldn't call Obama that either.

But there was a lack of electricity with McCain's Presidential campaign in 2008. That is for sure.

[ydnas639]

11:18 PM on 03/16/2012

That's because the tundra tart kept that campaign fully grounded.

[DataBoy]

07:36 AM on 03/17/2012

TundraTart...priceless. F&F

[Gail Brockman]

11:25 AM on 03/16/2012

I'm not sure what the point of an interview in Playboy was. To take her credibility down a notch maybe. Seems a little like a self-defeating move, both in terms of her political commentary credibility and her credibility with other women. Next thing will be a reality program perhaps?

[StarDagger]

01:06 PM on 03/16/2012

I was hoping it was a Pictorial!!!!!!

[Dede Eagleburger]

03:55 PM on 03/16/2012

why - it's not like she posed or anything...

[Michael Willhoite]

11:15 AM on 03/16/2012

Finally, a Republican who has a bit of good old-fashioned horse sense. Listen to this young woman, Repubs.

[Gestas]

11:08 AM on 03/16/2012

Not to worry Mehgan...Your Old Room Mate ,Sarah, is still sneaking around in the weeds...If anybody can bring about a sense of order to the Republican Party it's.. Drill, Baby, Drill.

[StopMakingSense2]

11:04 AM on 03/16/2012

What else could a lame ideology produce?

[popart]

09:13 AM on 03/16/2012

Megan is pretty and smart enough to be a democrat.

[stephan67]

09:45 AM on 03/16/2012

Is this the reason why she supports the bully named Chris Christie

[hangr54]

10:48 AM on 03/16/2012

So little to choose from