What is it about Republicans John Mellancamp Songs

Do they hire consultants with no musical sense? Do they just not get it? I remember laughing when I heard that Ronald Reagan wanted to use Pink Houses in his campaign. Maybe this does prove John McCain is a loyal follower of Ronald Reagan? McCain drops Mellencamp songs after singer points out he's a liberal:

"When the liberal rocker found out his songs were being played at events for Republican John McCain’s presidential campaign, Mellencamp’s publicist sent a letter that questioned the campaign’s playlist."

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Mellencamp songs that had been played at McCain’s events included “Our Country” and “Pink Houses.” In “Our Country,” Mellencamp sings, “There’s room enough here for science to live, and there’s room enough here for religion to forgive.” In “Pink Houses,” he sings about a simple man who “pays for the thrills, the bills and the pills that kill.”