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CNSNews.com Headlines: Newspaper Roundup for Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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RNC Comms Dir resigns cause he didn't stroke Michael Steele's ego enough http://tinyurl.com/ydve3r3 #p2 11/25/2009 |
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RNC communication director "pushed out" - Mikey Steele isn't getting enuff credit *sniff, sniff* http://bit.ly/5Orj8W #tbrs #icon #tcot #sgp 11/24/2009 |
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Sources: Michael Steele angry about not getting more credit for GOP victories http://bit.ly/5Orj8W 11/24/2009 |
Newspaper Roundup for Tuesday, November 24, 2009
CNSNews.com Headlines —
... Politico: RNC fires its communications director Steele reportedly wanted more credit for Republican election victories Washington Times: ...
Turmoil at the RNC
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
Politico: "Trevor Francis, communications director of the Republican National Committee, abruptly resigned Monday, and two Republican strategists familiar with the situation said he was pushed out because Chairman Michael Steele didn't feel he was getting enough credit for the GOP's electoral success earlier this month."
Hacks and flacks
Political Animal —
... to his dealings with the press -- often serving as his own press secretary with mixed results. Steele's tendency to freelance makes him difficult to manage from a press perspective and, according to sources familiar with Francis's departure, that tension was part of the reason he decided to step aside. Francis didn't quite last a year on the job -- he started in March, before abruptly resigning yesterday. The reasoning behind the shift is still a little murky, though Jonathan Martin reported that GOP insiders believe Steele pushed Francis out the door because the party ...
The Early Word: Afghan Decision Looms
The Caucus —
... . Politico’s Jonathan Martin examines the departure of a top communications staff member at the committee, finding chatter that Trevor Francis was eased out because Mr. Steele “didn’t feel he was getting enough credit for the G.O.P.’s electoral success earlier this month.” Mr. Steele’s allies denied that Mr. Francis was pushed out. Economic Indicator: On Tuesday morning, the Commerce Department ...
RNC Hires ‘Father Of The Modern Attack Ad’ To Run Communications Shop
Think Progress —
... But Politico’s Jonathan Martin reports that Francis’ abrupt departure was not by choice, quoting two Republican strategists who say that Francis was “pushed out” because Steele “didn’t feel he was getting enough credit for the GOP’s electoral success earlier this month.” Steele apparently attributes this to a communications failure by Francis. ...
The Michael Steele Vanity Project
RealClearPolitics - Homepage —
As I have written time and again, I think Republicans should be concerned that Michael Steele is working to transform the Republican National Committee from a behind-the-scenes fundraising/campaigning powerhouse into a platform for his own political career. I have written about this at length, and now Politico adds a new wrinkle: Trevor Francis, communications director of the Republican National Committee, abruptly resigned Monday, and two Republican strategists familiar with the situation said he was pushed out because Chairman Michael Steele didn't feel he was getting enough ...
RNC communications director abruptly resigns
The Political Carnival —
... Via Taegan, we get word of more trouble for Rushpublics: Politico: "Trevor Francis, communications director of the Republican National Committee, abruptly resigned Monday, and two Republican strategists familiar with the situation said he was pushed out because Chairman Michael Steele didn't feel he was getting enough credit for the GOP's electoral success earlier this month." There, there, Mikey, everyone is looking at you now. Happy? ...
The GOP In The News
Booker Rising —
... Trevor Francis, communications director of the Republican National Committee, abruptly resigned yesterday, and two anonymous Republican strategists familiar with the situation said he was pushed out because Chairman Michael Steele didn’t feel he was getting enough credit for the GOP’s electoral success earlier this month. Curt Anderson, a close Steele adviser, denied that Mr. Francis was dismissed, calling the claim “silly.” “That’s not true,” Mr. Anderson said. “It was a mutual thing.” ...
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