politico.com - 11/18/2008
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The presidential race is over, but for a few top Republicans, the campaign is just beginning. At its winter meeting in January, the Republican National Committee will elect a new chairman, and a slew of hungry candidates are already lining up for the job. Some might consider the RNC chairmanship ...
dnj.com - 11/12/2008
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dnj.com —
Fred Thompson seems to be seriously considering a
run for the leadership of the national Republican Party,...
as the GOP prepares to rebuild from the rubble of the 2008 election. Supporters of Thompson, a onetime presidential candidate and former ...
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Fred Thompson may try for RNC post | www.dnj.com | The ...
townhall.com - 11/14/2008
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Promising this would be "the first of a
series of conversations" with bloggers, former Maryland LG Michael...
Steele held a blogger conference call today regarding his bid for RNC Chairman. Regarding bloggers, Steele...
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Matt Lewis: Michael Steele Holds Blogger Call
townhall.com - 11/25/2008
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townhall.com —
Word on the street is that Michael Steele's
RNC Chairman race is being managed by Blaise Hazelwood....
In 2004, Hazelwood received a lot of praise for her success as political director of the RNC. She then moved over to...
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Matt Lewis: Fred Thompson for RNC Chair?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... Photos | Cartoons | [image] Blog [image] | Your Blogs | Issues | Get Magazine | Finance [image] [image] Hugh Hewitt | Mike Gallagher | Michael Medved | Mary Katharine Ham | Kevin McCullough | Matt Lewis | Radio Blogger | Your Blogs Directory [image] Tuesday, November 18, 2008 Fred Thompson for RNC Chair? Posted by: Matt Lewis at 7:30 AM ...I make the case for it over at Politico . [image] Email It | ...
Matt Lewis: Fred Thompson to Return to Acting
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... So I guess this means he's out for RNC Chair ... Newt's out. Fred's out... Sounds like we're down to former MD Lt. Gov. Michael Steele , MI Chair Saul Anuzis (MI), SC Chair Katon Dawson , and former Huckabee manager Chip Saltsman ... ...
Fred Thompson/Sarah Palin Tag Team of GOP Chairpersons?
Politics Daily —
Filed under: Republicans, 2008 Senate, Fundraising, PredictionsMatt Lewis at Politico.com talks about the possibility of having both Fred Thompson and Sarah Palin at the top of the ticket. Yes, it's possible. Take a gander at the Rules of the Republican Party, specifically Subsection One of Section A of Rule No. 5. It reads, "A chairman and a co-chairman of the opposite sex ... shall be elected by the members of the Republican National Committee." I'm not sure who decided to write affirmative action into the Republican Party's ...
Matt Lewis: Ken Blackwell for RNC Chair
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... 2006 gubernatorial loss as the reason Blackwell should not be elected RNC Chair. But losing his last race did not stop Howard Dean from becoming an effective DNC Chair, nor should it be used as a disqualifier for Blackwell -- or Steele -- for that matter. Notes: I am under no delusion that the endorsement of a political blogger will influence any of the 168 RNC Members who will ultimately decide whom to elect. But I have just made up my mind for whom to support (initially, I flirted with supporting Fred Thompson -- and others), and believe that it is appropriate to ...
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2 Texans vying to head GOP campaign arms —
POLITICO.com: Congress 11/17/2008
Rebuilding the GOP ranks in Congress could fall partly on the shoulders of a couple of Texas lawmakers.
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Senate GOP delays vote on Stevens —
CNN Political Ticker 11/18/2008
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Senate Republicans have decided to delay a vote on a resolution to strip embattled Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens from his committee assignments, Republican senators told CNN Tuesday.
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Stevens' birthday blues? —
First Read 11/18/2008
From NBC's Ken StricklandCould it get much worse for convicted Republican Sen. Ted Stevens today? On his birthday?
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