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With the election behind it and much work to be done to restore the Republican Party to power, the Chairmanship of the Republican National Committee has suddenly become a much sought ofter job in Washington. The next chairman of the RNC will inherit a party divided between its moderate and ...
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... of when Gingrich said he might be drafted into the presidential race, which never materialized. Whoever wins the race for party leadership, conservatives will have won, with all of the announced candidates emphasizing their conservative credentials, Mark Impomeni says at Political Machine. Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, an African-American, would be a good choice for RNC chairman if the party wants to signal it is opening itself to new constituencies, Commentary’s ...
RNC Chair Cattle Call! 11/11 Edition: Newt Plays Coy
Daily Kos —
... the strength of his being black and Republican (one would have to assume, since one-term ex-LGs of mid-sized states usually don't get mentioned for anything sexier than state university trustee), and Mike Huckabee -- whom a lot of folks, including me, thought might make a Deanesque run for the chair -- instead pushing his campaign manager (it'd be like Dean deciding to stay in Vermont in 2005, but backing Joe Trippi for the hard job). Oh yeah, and Mike Duncan -- the current chair -- wants to keep his job, although I'm thinking that "stay the course" isn't going to really play ...
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