Now that I have has time to think about what I have read, I have a pretty good idea on my feelings towards this book.  I could tells that this book was written by a young writer, because it is written exactly how I would have written it.  It was a fun read, but didn't come across at all like a great piece of writing.  There were many ideas that started out in the book, but we're never really revisited including references to "the blue and red pill".  I could definitely tell that this book was written by someone who was born and raised as a Conservative by the way that she was so definite in her beliefs. Not once did she even think about not being Pro Life. I had a problem with the way that she drew the attention to herself and away from the campaign because the book had very little content on politics.  One would think with the name, Dirty sexy Politics, that the book would be more focused on the campaign than how others didn't give her enough attention on the campaign trails.  This book had virtually no content about beliefs until the very last chapter where she explained her beliefs on what the Republican Party should focus on to win future elections.  I would recommend this book to someone who likes a good story about an American girl on the road, but for someone trying to learn more about the belief system of the Republican Party, this is not the right book.  I am a Democrat and was interested in reading this book because I thought I could learn more about Republican beliefs. Rather than making me understand American politics more, this book made me live the life of a dramatic 24 year old who wants to tag along with her father as he runs for president.

I have just finished reading the second half  of Dirty Sexy Politics and feel a lot more educated as to what goes on behind the scenes in a presidential campaign.  Although Meghan did improve with her ability to handle TV interviews and political rallies, she still never seemed to be the person whom the campaign manager wanted her to be.  She eventually became enough of a problem that she was asked to leave the tour.  She, however, was given the chance to start her own tour to try to appeal to the younger crowds, and decided to make the most of it.  She never bonded with any of the Palin kids as she had hoped.  She actually came of as bitter towards Bristol who shocked America by being pregnant at 17.  I felt like Meghan was really out of line and hypocritical to complain that Bristol was bringing unwanted attention to the campaign.  For the past year, Meghan had been the flaw of the campaign, and now that there was a newcomer who took that role, Meghan immediately judged her for it.  After the loss in the election, Meghan pointed out some flaws in the Republican strategy as regards for winning the presidency.  She emphasized how Republicans should get back to what made them great with people like Barry Goldwater or Ronald Reagan.  She says that the Republican Party needs to accept gay marriage as a "civil rights matter" and that instead of trying to live off the great Ronald Reagan, they should take his approach of bringing new ideas to America.  She explained how much of the Republican supporters are older middle-class white men and Evangelical Christians.  Meghan explained that because the Republican Party only has these groups of supporters, they need to expand their views to help create a party that is open to everybody.  Meghan never did receive the credit that she was deserved, but the campaign wasn't about her anyways.  She should not have been the focus point of the campaign, and she wasn't.

I meant to add to my last post that, as a Democrat, I have really come to respect John McCain for his loving personality. Meghan did a good job of humanizing a man that to the naked eye can seem come off as a typical "big business" man who has separated himself from the average American.

After reading the first half of this book, I am more interested in politics and am really enjoying reading this book about the misfit "daughter-of" who just can't seem to fit in with the other daughter's of presidents.  This book portrays the life of Meghan McCain on the campaign trail in 2008. This book is not only entertaining, but it also informative of just how stressful being on a campaign trail can be with regards to inadequate funding, harassing media, and the occasional failure during the primaries and presidential election.  I think Meghan in Dirty Sexy Politics is trying to convince people that, even though Republicans can sometimes come of as "rich men who have no concern for the poor" or "ruthless politicians who will do anything to get ahead", that John McCain was just a regular dad who loved his daughters and was interested in what the people had to say.  Meghan talks about "dirty politics" and how sometimes each party does it. She told of a time that she went around pulling up signs for Mitt Romney and putting them in the trunk of her car (she eventually stopped when a man got out of his car and threatened to call the police).  She also tells how frustrating it was for their family when the Bush Administration sent out fliers before the South Carolina primary spreading falsehoods.  The fliers said ridiculous things like calling Mrs. McCain a drug addict and saying that one of the adopted McCain daughters was a "negro child".  The overall message I get from this book is that many people spend their life waiting to tear famous people apart and that as someone famous, you can't let that get to you. You have to live your life like you would, and not be selfish by drawing unnecessary attention to your self. Meghan's role on the campaign is to wright in her blog and be a charming young lady. She is much more free spirited than the other daughters-of and sometimes it gets her in trouble.  I think that she is a young woman who is still learning how to act in an interview, but she is also receiving enormous amounts of criticism. She is surprisingly very intelligent when it comes to politics and I have to wonder, as I read on, will she ever get the credit she deserves.

   

       I chose to read the book Dirty Sexy Politics because the librarian told me that it was widely popular, an easy fun read, and interesting.  The book was written in 2010 by Senator John McCain's daughter, Meaghan.  When reading comments from others who have read it on Amazon, some praised her for being a daughter of a presidential nominee who actually knew what she was talking about, but others slammed her saying that she was just another brat who loves the spotlight that she gained through her fathers power.  Meghan was 26 when she wrote this book about her life on the campaign trails.  She was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1984 and went to college at Columbia University.  Now she is a columnist and is an author for The Daily Beast and is also a contributor for MSNBC. She claims to be Republican, but critics say that many of her views are that of the Democratic Party. I was happy to read, when researching this book that she was republican because I was raised a Democrat and wanted to get a sense of the other party's views.   I'm assuming that this book will be heavily slanted and biased towards a Republican viewpoint which is good because I can learn more about the other party's platform and beliefs.