"The View" is on a quest to find their Republican Goldilocks to do the daytime talk show alongside their three other progressive bears.
When conservative co-host Meghan McCain left "The View" in August, it had marked the beginning of a rotating cast of fill-ins to replace her. But none of them have been a permanent fixture. A new POLITICO report exposes difficulties that "The View" producers are having with filling McCain's vacancy.
For a hypothetical, the suggestion of Daily Wire host Candace Owens can be brought up (earlier this year she was rumored).
The View wouldn’t dare have @RealCandaceO on for even one episode
— Jack Posobiec ?? (@JackPosobiec) December 27, 2021
Owens has interviewed former President Donald Trump as well as other high-profile folks. The problem in the eyes of "The View" executives is in how outlets like The Daily Beast habitually frame stories about conservative commentator, making it impossible to meet the selective criteria.
Right-wing personality Candace Owens is promoting the use of the quack medical treatment "colloidal silver," saying she takes at least one teaspoon of silver every day.
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) December 27, 2021
There's just one problem: colloidal silver can turn your skin blue. https://t.co/W8axL0OCAq
The closest they've been able to get in terms of potential is an offer of Kat Timpf from Fox's "Gutfeld!" show. But sources say Timpf rejected the offer partially because of the past reputation of how "The View" treats conservatives—as in badly.
If they applied the same conspiracy theory ban to the liberal hosts of “The View” — say, on the Russia collusion hoax — Joy Behar would be out of a job tomorrow, as would most of the panel and their potential replacements. https://t.co/tXbBfUOnAu
— Joel Pollak (@joelpollak) December 27, 2021
POLITICO cites their sources who work on the talk show when sharing the specific prerequisites for the position:
- They cannot be a Republican, "flirting too heavily" with the MAGA wing of the GOP, who approved of the Capitol riot or denial of the 2020 election results.
- But they also need to be someone that "mainstream Republicans" like and not be too agreeable with the other hosts on "The View."
- Also, they can't be too much of a "fringe" conspiracy theorist.
"The problem is that they bring people on under the mantle that this woman is a conservative, when they're 'Never Trump,' so they don't represent the country," the report says.
That's what worked against guest hosts like Ana Navarro. Her open endorsement of Joe Biden in 2020 didn't help the ratings and the marketing people say people tune in to "The View" to see debates and banter.
Rolling Stone's take is that it's a lost cause, echoing the opinion by some on the left that Republicans are too far gone among the modern political divide. Indy100 goes as far as saying "normal" Republicans don't exist anymore.
POLITICO's report says guest hosts like Bari Weiss and Lisa Ling are what "The View" is opting for as a stalling tactic while they continue their search for Goldilocks.
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