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.