Meghan McCain's profile grows

SAN FRANCISCO, May 12 (UPI) -- Meghan McCain, the 24-year-old daughter of the 2008 Republican U.S. presidential nominee, could be the upcoming face of the GOP, political analysts say.

The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday that the younger McCain has described herself as a pro-sex, "pro-life, pro-gay-marriage Republican." The newspaper said she appeals to younger Republicans, who could become known as the "Meghan McCain Republicans" -- interested in fiscal conservatism and less government involvement in peoples' private lives.

"That's the kind of positioning it will take to appeal to more millennials," said Mike Hais, a fellow with NDN, the Washington think tank formerly known as the New Democrat Network.

The Log Cabin Republicans, an organization of gay Republicans, called her refreshing.

"She's bringing a voice to a lot of people who think the same way about a lot of issues," said Log Cabin spokesman Charles Moran. "She's grown up in a political family. ... She's conservative, pro-life and a huge supporter of our efforts in Iraq. But she doesn't have a problem struggling to make that leap between that and marriage equality."