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When she reached the age of 18, McCain registered as independent and continued to be listed as such until 12 June 2008, when she changed her party registration to Republican shortly after her father became the Republican Party’s presidential nominee.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080822074109/http://mccainblogette.com/archive/june_9_12.shtml An archived post from Meghan McCain's blog]</ref> In the 2004 presidential elections she voted for the Democratic Party’s nominee, [[John Kerry]].<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D00EEDF103EF935A25753C1A96E9C8B63&ref=meghanmccain POLITICS AND CHILDREN; She Is So Not Over It], New York Times, October 16, 2008</ref>
 
When she reached the age of 18, McCain registered as independent and continued to be listed as such until 12 June 2008, when she changed her party registration to Republican shortly after her father became the Republican Party’s presidential nominee.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080822074109/http://mccainblogette.com/archive/june_9_12.shtml An archived post from Meghan McCain's blog]</ref> In the 2004 presidential elections she voted for the Democratic Party’s nominee, [[John Kerry]].<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D00EEDF103EF935A25753C1A96E9C8B63&ref=meghanmccain POLITICS AND CHILDREN; She Is So Not Over It], New York Times, October 16, 2008</ref>
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McCain is fully supportive of the [[homosexual agenda]] and endorses all of its goals including [[same-sex "marriage"]]<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-6121366-503544.html Cindy McCain Joins Campaign in Favor of Gay Marriage], CBS, January 20, 2010</ref> and the repeal of [[DADT]].<ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/The-Vote/2010/1112/Cindy-McCain-splits-with-John-on-don-t-ask-don-t-tell.-Meghan-s-with-mom Cindy McCain splits with John on 'don't ask, don't tell.' Meghan's with mom], Christian Science Monitor, November 12, 2010</ref> She also supports teaching high school students about contraceptives rather than having abstinence education<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/05/07/the-gop-is-clueless-about-sex.html The GOP Doesn’t Understand Sex], The Daily Beast, May 7, 2009</ref>, and believes in man-made global warming<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/brennan/mccain-global-warming/2008/05/13/id/323663 McCain Embraces Global Warming], Newsmax, May 13, 2008</ref>.
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McCain is fully supportive of the [[homosexual agenda]] and endorses all of its goals including [[same-sex "marriage"]]<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-6121366-503544.html Cindy McCain Joins Campaign in Favor of Gay Marriage], CBS, January 20, 2010</ref> and the repeal of [[DADT]].<ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/The-Vote/2010/1112/Cindy-McCain-splits-with-John-on-don-t-ask-don-t-tell.-Meghan-s-with-mom Cindy McCain splits with John on 'don't ask, don't tell.' Meghan's with mom], Christian Science Monitor, November 12, 2010</ref> She also supports teaching high school students about contraceptives rather than having abstinence education,<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2009/05/07/the-gop-is-clueless-about-sex.html The GOP Doesn’t Understand Sex], The Daily Beast, May 7, 2009</ref> and believes in man-made global warming.<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/brennan/mccain-global-warming/2008/05/13/id/323663 McCain Embraces Global Warming], Newsmax, May 13, 2008</ref>
 
Not much is known about her views regarding fiscal issues, but her support for [[Occupy Wall Street]]<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/10/24/meghan-mccain-s-day-at-occupy-wall-street.html My Day at Occupy Wall Street], The Daily Beast, October 24, 2011</ref> suggests that on those matters she tilts to the left as well.
 
Not much is known about her views regarding fiscal issues, but her support for [[Occupy Wall Street]]<ref>[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/10/24/meghan-mccain-s-day-at-occupy-wall-street.html My Day at Occupy Wall Street], The Daily Beast, October 24, 2011</ref> suggests that on those matters she tilts to the left as well.
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McCain, like many other RINOs, chose to distance herself from the principled statements made by pro-life leader [[Todd Akin]], stating that in her opinion he is "an embarrassment to the party"<ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/08/20/meghan_mccain_todd_akin_is_an_embarrassment_to_the_party.html</ref> and that Akin's comments were "delusional"<ref>http://ktar.com/95/1569801/Meghan-McCain-I-cant-shut-off-my-ovaries</ref>.
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McCain, like many other RINOs, chose to distance herself from the principled statements made by pro-life leader [[Todd Akin]], stating that in her opinion he is "an embarrassment to the party"<ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/08/20/meghan_mccain_todd_akin_is_an_embarrassment_to_the_party.html</ref> and that Akin's comments were "delusional".<ref>http://ktar.com/95/1569801/Meghan-McCain-I-cant-shut-off-my-ovaries</ref>
    
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