{"id":1164198,"date":"2021-12-28T07:49:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T12:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1164198"},"modified":"2021-12-28T07:49:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T12:49:52","slug":"the-view-mocked-for-trying-to-find-new-unicorn-republican-cohost-theyre-looking-for-a-masochist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-mocked-for-trying-to-find-new-unicorn-republican-cohost-theyre-looking-for-a-masochist\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The View\u2019 Mocked For Trying To Find New \u2018Unicorn\u2019 Republican Cohost: \u2018They\u2019re Looking For A Masochist\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-view-mocked-for-trying-to-find-new-unicorn-republican-cohost-theyre-looking-for-a-masochist%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1164198&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>ABC\u2019s \u201cThe View\u201d was mocked on Monday following a report that the show can\u2019t find a Republican host who fits a very narrow set of criteria that the show wants.<\/p>\n<p>Politico reported that the show\u2019s four leftist co-hosts were \u201ctired of the rotating cast of Republican guest hosts\u201d after rotating several following Meghan McCain leaving the show back in August.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSources close to the show said that the search has stalled as executives struggle to find a conservative cast-member who checks all the right boxes,\u201d the report said. \u201cThey will not consider a Republican who is a denier of the 2020 election results, embraced the January 6 riots, or is seen as flirting too heavily with fringe conspiracy theories or the MAGA wing of the GOP. But at the same time, the host must have credibility with mainstream Republicans, many of whom still support Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A former staffer for the show said that the show was \u201creally looking for a unicorn\u201d and that they wanted \u201d someone who is going to fight \u2014 but not too hard, because they don\u2019t want it to be ugly and bickering.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The show was widely mocked online, with some of the most notable responses including:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Hemingway<\/strong>, RealClearInvestigations: \u201cMost conservatives believe 1\/6 was bad and the election wasn\u2019t stolen. They also don\u2019t buy liberal orthodoxy that censoring Biden scandals didn\u2019t affect the election or that The View hosts\u2019 own excuses for political riots should be tolerated. That\u2019s the real issue.\u201d<strong>Karol Markowicz<\/strong>, columnist: \u201cOh, please. Just admit you want a show of liberals for liberals. It would be best for all of us if people could just be truthful.\u201d<strong>Megan Basham<\/strong>, The Daily Wire: \u201cToo bad they\u2019re not looking for a man\u2014suddenly picturing certain NeverTrump, White Eva bashing pundits in dresses.\u201d<strong>Mary Margaret Olohan<\/strong>, The Daily Signal: \u201cThe View Struggles To Find Highly Tailored Version Of Republican Woman Who Won\u2019t Be Too Problematic.\u201d<strong>Allie Beth Stuckey<\/strong>, BlazeTV: \u201cIf the producers find that \u2018difficult,\u2019 then they\u2019re not looking.\u201d<strong>Tim Graham<\/strong>, NewsBusters: \u201c\u2018The View\u2019 is a pit of vipers. There\u2019s no reason to root for it.\u201d<strong>Dan Gainor<\/strong>, NewsBusters: \u201cFinding an approved conservative who\u2019s mostly liberal and won\u2019t beat up on the lame-a*s hosts of @TheView is really what they want.\u201d<strong>Kurt Schlichter<\/strong>, attorney and columnist: \u201cIt\u2019s getting harder and harder to find people with approved views.\u201d<strong>Drew Holden<\/strong>, writer: \u201cWhat they\u2019re looking for isn\u2019t a unicorn but a heel: someone the other hosts can beat up on in perpetuity as the unlocks new host stands in as a forever villain. Good luck finding that.\u201d<strong>Kim Iversen<\/strong>, political commentator: \u201cIncreasingly people on the left are intolerant and call anyone and everyone they don\u2019t agree with \u2018conspiracy theorists\u2019 who shouldn\u2019t be platformed. The View wants a Republican but only one they agree with.\u201d<strong>Ed Morrissey<\/strong>, political commentator: \u201cMaybe they should have *two*, which might make the cast more stable and also more balanced. Turning one woman into an isolated pi\u00f1ata certainly doesn\u2019t work for recruitment.\u201d<strong>Brian Riedl<\/strong>, economist: \u201cReminds me of the op-ed pages and political panels that seek to \u201cbalance\u201d a large number of aggressive, ad hominem left-wingers with 1-2 moderate, apologetic barely-conservatives who will probably vote Democrat in the next the election. Basically, to be the Washington Generals.\u201d<strong>Caitlin Flanagan<\/strong>, political commentator: \u201cThere\u2019re not looking for a unicorn. They\u2019re looking for a masochist.\u201d<strong>Jay Arnold<\/strong>, political commentator: \u201cSo it\u2019s hard to find a conservative who isn\u2019t deplorable. Gotcha.\u201d<strong>Larry O\u2019Connor<\/strong>, radio host: \u201cThe reason The View is having trouble filling \u2018The Republican Chair\u2019 on their show is because they want a Republican who won\u2019t win any arguments. Very hard to find.\u201d<strong>Jennifer Sey<\/strong>, political commentator: \u201cI think the word they\u2019re looking for is \u2018punching-bag\u2019 not \u2018unicorn\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABC\u2019s \u201cThe View\u201d was mocked on Monday following a report that the show can\u2019t find a Republican host who fits a very narrow set of criteria that the show wants. 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