‘The View’ Claims It’s ‘On Track’ to Find Meghan McCain’s Replacement
The search for Meghan McCain‘s replacement on The View is “on track,” according to a spokesperson for the show, despite reports that executives are struggling to find an appropriate host.
On Monday, Politico reported that sources close to the show have said: “the search has stalled as executives struggle to find a conservative cast-member who checks all the right boxes.” The sources added that the show will not consider a Republican who denies the 2020 election results, embraces the January 6 riots, or promotes fringe conspiracy theories.
“They are really looking for a unicorn,” said a former show staffer, according to Politico. “They want someone who is going to fight — but not too hard, because they don’t want it to be ugly and bickering.”
However, a spokesperson for The View has denied that there is a struggle in finding a replacement host. “Our plans are on track as we continue to look for the right person to join our panel of smart, dynamic women,” a rep told Yahoo Entertainment. “We look forward to welcoming guest co-hosts for return appearances and introducing new names into the mix in the new year.”
Since McCain’s departure in August, the ABC talk show has seen a revolving door of conservative guest hosts join current hosts Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, and Sunny Hostin. These guests include Condoleeza Rice, Gretchen Carlson, S.E. Cupp, Carly Fiorina, and Alyssa Farah.
Farah is set to make another guest host appearance when The View returns from its holiday break in January. New guest hosts will include Lisa Ling and Bari Weiss, though neither fulfills the conservative quota the show is apparently looking for.
“Right now, we still do need a really conservative voice,” Hostin told The Cut in November. “We need someone that will commit and we don’t have that voice. And we need someone that’s not duplicative of anyone else on the panel.”
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The View is like a sequel to Tina Fay's Mean Girls, senior center edition. Those women are insufferable; any one would be crazy to sign on.
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I agree . She was very good ! They did not like her and made her life miserable. I can’t blame her for leaving ! You
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The view is a bunch of the most disingenuous women. Nobody likes them. That is nobody with cents. Nobody’s going to take that job. People who think well of themselves will not put them selves in that position. I stopped watching the view years ago when Hasselbeck was on. Trash women who are not able to have a discussion because they don’t know both sides of each issue they only know the feelings of the side that they are on. I wish that show would go away I’d rather watch a game show for an hour. Bring back Pyramid
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Of course they're struggling to find a conservative host (or really, any host lol), assuming they're even looking for one at all. McCain isn't even a real conservative, yet they hated her anyway. She's also incredibly unlikable. That should have made her fit right in with that nasty bunch.
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I think the comments here about Whoopi Joy and Sunny are way off base. They are three people who support America and did not support the Trump hate campaign.
Megan McCain never knew when to shut up and rambled so much you couldn’t figure out what the heck she was talking about. Like just wanting to hear herself talk and not Knowing herself what she was saying. That may be a repub thing as Hasselbeck was the same way but not quite as disgusting as McCain.
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Agreed. Abby Huntsman was from a similar background and had far fewer issues. Honestly, they should bring her back or just bring on Ana Navarro full time. Both get along great with the panel and both can express non-extremist conservative viewpoints without being rude. Meghan was married to a far right propagandist, for crying out loud, and was all but reading off of talking points he'd given her. Even Meghan's mother would be a better pick.
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