Who Is Meghan McCain? Seven Things You Didn’t Know About The Politician’s Daughter

6. She didn’t start off a Republican! Despite her father being a household name and Meghan growing up in the spotlight, she was determined to make it on her own and buck “all labels and boxes and stereotypes.” The strong-minded teen registered as an Independent when she was 18 and voted for John Kerry in the 2004 election. McCain has openly voiced her views on sex education and birth control, and chastised conservatives for hypocrisy regarding abortion, "They go on and on about how evil and wrong abortion is, but don't like to talk about how easy it is to not get pregnant,” she said.

3. She's got mixed feelings on Sarah Palin: In 2010, she told GMA's George Stephanopoulos: "I do have conflicting feelings about her." On the good side, Meghan said the former Alaska governor "brought so much momentum and enthusiasm to the campaign," in the form of bigger crowds at rallies and "a lot more women coming to the rallies." On the bad side, she said Palin's addition added "drama, stress, complications, panic and loads of uncertainty" to the ultimately losing campaign. "I respect her as a feminist, a Republican feminist, and going out there and working for women, especially Republican women."

2. She’s not afraid to speak – or write – her mind. McCain has stepped out of her famous father’s shadow in spectacular style and is now a blogger for the The Daily Beast, where she doesn’t hold back her feelings on anything, including taking on Republican powerhouse Ann Coulter, and conservative radio host Laura Ingraham, who has bashed the buxom blonde over her weight.

“All I wanted to do is show women that you don't have to be Ann Coulter and Laura Ingraham to have a place in the Republican Party,” she told Larry King in a subsequent interview.

1. She almost quit Twitter: In 2009, Meghan nearly deleted her popular feed on the micro-blogging site because of the backlash she received after posting a picture that flaunted her cleavage. In the pic, she was wearing a low-cut top and holding a book about famed New York artist Andy Warhol with the caption, "my 'spontaneous' night in is my Andy Warhol biography and takeout....I'm getting old." After getting a lot of negative feedback, she dubbed the site a "vessel for harassment" and nearly deleted it, but cooler heads ultimately prevailed. "I am going to take some more time to think about it but seriously I was just trying to be funny with the book and that I'm a dork staying in," she wrote.