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Steele Wins! Becomes New RNC Chairman
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyIt has been an exciting day for the RNC chairman race. Mike Duncan, the incumbent chairman, dropped out earlier this afternoon. And now, in a stunning turn of events, Ken Blackwell has endorsed Michael Steele. Update: MI Chair Saul Anuzis dropped out, but did not endorse. It's down to Steele and Dawson.*** Update: Michael Steele wins! ...
Six Remaining Republicans All Running for Chairman
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyThe Republican Party is in an unusual position this year, having lost the presidency, both houses of Congress, the majority of state governors, 4/5 of "The View" cast, Charles Barkley, Rudy Giuliani's daughter, and probably everyone who's ever met Mitt Romney.As for the nation's six remaining Republicans... well, it turns out they're all running for party chairman! As the winner could be announced as soon as today, let's meet these contenders, and predict which of them will earn the charge to emulate their fine predecessor, Mel Martinez.Related: Radical Reformers Vs. The Establishment ...
RNC Race: Radical Reformers vs. The Establishment
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyThis Friday, the Republican National Committee is scheduled to elect a new Chairman. I've written before about how important this office is, especially considering that the Republicans control neither the White House or the Congress, but I haven't talked much about what the results will say about the direction of the party. The six men running offer different programs, but they are also offering different viewpoints on the state of the the party and what pieces of it need fixed. And their election would also send different messages to the public. On one end of the spectrum, you have people ...
GOP Reaction to 'Magic Negro' Gift Creeps Toward Appropriate, But Not on Blogs
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyOn the first business day since RNC chair candidate Chip Saltsman was discovered to have given the gift of racism (a CD containing songs like Barack the Magic Negro and The Star Spanglish Banner) to his colleagues, there have been some Republican reactions that veer close to the right tenor. Initially, current RNC chair Mike Duncan issued a strong denunciation, but only from a strategic standpoint, and RNC chair candidate Ken Blackwell tried to just wave it off as "media hypersensitivity."But decency seems to be gaining momentum. From CNN: Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer -- who ...
Ken Blackwell Thinks 'Magic Negro' Outrage is 'Hypersensitivity?'
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyMatt Lewis reports that former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell thinks that outrage over RNC chair candidate Chip Saltsman's racist gift are just being big babies:"Unfortunately, there is hypersensitivity in the press regarding matters of race. This is in large measure due to President-Elect Obama being the first African-American elected president. I don't think any of the concerns that have been expressed in the media about any of the other candidates for RNC chairman should disqualify them. When looked at in the proper context, these concerns are minimal. All of my competitors for this ...
Gingrich Joins McCain in Blasting RNC for Blagojevich Attacks on Obama
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAs I reported yesterday, this year's Republican nominee for president, Senator John McCain, has urged the RNC to stop attacking Barack Obama over the Rod Blagojevich scandal. Now, party elder Newt Gingrich is doing the same, in much stronger terms, in a letter to GOP chair Mike Duncan. From Politico: I was saddened to learn that at a time of national trial, when a president-elect is preparing to take office in the midst of the worst financial crisis in over seventy years, that the Republican National Committee is engaged in the sort of negative, attack politics that the voters rejected in the ...
RNC Challenges Attack Ad
By Caleb Howe - Politics DailyIn a conference call with reporters and bloggers yesterday, Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan and chief counsel Sean Cairncross discussed the RNC's demand that networks pull a planned DNC ad next week. The RNC has sent letters to the networks and a complaint has been filed with the Federal Election Commission. The ad features the now famous 100 years comments made by Senator McCain during a townhall meeting in January, cut and pasted with scenes of death, destruction and war. ...
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