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firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 1/30/2009
Chuck's thoughts on Steele's victory
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From NBC's Chuck ToddThe GOP averted a P.R. disaster after the race came down to Steele and Dawson. It was a pretty obvious choice: Pick the African American or the guy who had to quit an all-white country club. Had Dawson not had that negative mark on his resume, he would have won because he was a party insider. (Will this lead to him and other southern Republican politicians to end these country club restrictions? It's very retro in this day...) As for Steele, he's got a lot of work to do....( ...
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Steele's Campaign Spending Questioned
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Steele's Campaign Spending Questioned
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Steele's Campaign Spending Questioned
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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:  That Was Close

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That Was Close
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — Chuck Todd: "The GOP averted a P.R. disaster after the race came down to Steele and Dawson. It was a pretty obvious choice: Pick the African American or the guy who had to quit an all-white country club. Had Dawson not had that negative mark on his resume, he would have won because he was a party insider." ...

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