When news broke this week that Meghan McCain’s newest book had poor sales, publishing industry experts were left scratching their heads. According to a report obtained by The Washington Examiner, McCain’s “Bad Republican” only sold 244 books in the first few days of publication.
A literary agent told The Washington Examiner they were shocked by the low sales numbers considering McCain is not only the “outspoken daughter of former Senator John McCain” but she’s also a former host of “The View.” The dirt McCain has about her exit from “The View” alone should have been enough to sell tons of books.
Former John McCain Presidential Campaign advisor Steve Schmidt posted a thread to Twitter, detailing why he believes McCain’s book isn’t doing well. He told followers he was responsible for ensuring McCain was banned from her father’s presidential campaign trail in 2008. He also claimed it was McCain’s personality — she’s an “entitled bully” — that was the reason she wasn’t selling books. “That is why in a nation of 330 million people, 247 have bought it. Nothing new to learn.”
Schmidt might have a point, but not the point he thinks. Readers are only now getting their hands on physical copies of a book that’s been available as an audiobook for months. “Bad Republican” was released on October 21, 2021, exclusively through Audible. The physical copy of her book, however, wasn’t released until April 26, 2022.
