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    Make Meghan Take the Political SAT

    Posted Thursday, March 12, 2009 4:03 PM | By Abigail Pilgrim
    I have to agree with you, Susannah. Could someone please get this girl off Twitter long enough to read the news? Even if you're only 24 and just want everyone to get along, is it too much to ask that you deliver a one-liner about your opinion on the economy? Which would lead me to assume that the whole buying an apartment in NYC thing that Maddow asked her about is really Daddy buying her an apartment in NYC. (How many houses are we up to now, Sen. McCain?)

    I think Meghan is right that the Republican Party needs some charismatic leadership in order to reach out to more young people—or just more people in general. But she's case in point that there's no sense in reaching out if you can't even articulate what you believe and why. 

    And speaking of figuring out what you believe, I'd love to know Meghan's score on this interactive quiz from the Center for American Progress. I love it—it's like this number could be the new political secret handshake, essentially your political SAT score! Would love to hear how you XX ladies score—it takes about two  minutes and will give you a number to quantify your political slant. Let's just say I bring the average down ...
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