Meghan McCain Set To Join The View's Revolving Door Panel For Women

Meghan McCain is reportedly set to join "The View." (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

Variety reports that Meghan McCain is joining 'The View', replacing conservative voice Jedediah Bila, who announced her departure on the ABC daytime show last week. McCain signed off Fox News' 'Outnumbered' with the announcement of her father Sen. John McCain's brain cancer.  Before joining Fox News, McCain co-hosted the Pivot Network’s "TakePart Live" and is an op-ed contributor to publications such as the Daily Beast, Newsweek and Time. Meghan McCain is known for being a free-thinker in the GOP, rejecting the party line on issues like same-sex marriage and climate change.

"The View" has rocked and rolled trying to form a panel of often opposing views that can get along.  Executive producer and original anchor Barbara Walters retired in 2014, and the show's personalities have clashed since then. Jettisoned panelists include Rosie O'Donnell, Nicolle Wallace, Rosie Perez, Raven-Symoné, Michelle Collins and Candace Cameron Bure. 

Republican voice Nicolle Wallace is thriving as an informed, articulate and very likable host daytime at 4pm on MSNBC. McCain will be joining -- at least for now -- Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Paula Faris, Sunny Hoston and Joy Behar. via LATimes