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The Early Word: 111th Congress Opens
The Caucus —
... that Gov. Jeb Bush may not jump into the Senate race to replace Mel Martinez, a Republican who is retiring in 2010. And the Washington Post’s Dana Milbank sketches out the race for the new chairman of the Republican National Committee, which is heating up this week: The half a dozen men vying to be Republican National Committee chairman assembled at the National Press Club for a debate yesterday, but it quickly turned into a duel over who could best disparage their president and their party. Even the incumbent chairman, Mike Duncan, who is running for another term, warned ...
WWRD?
Political Animal —
WWRD?.... The six men hoping to lead the Republican National Committee got together yesterday, at Grover Norquist's behest, to describe their vision for the future. They were, however, stuck in the past . Luckily, all six RNC candidates agreed on a solution to the party's woes: They would say Ronald Reagan's name over and over, as if it were a tantric incantation. Anuzis quoted Reagan in his opening statement. Former Ohio secretary of state Ken Blackwell lamented that too many Republicans "campaign like Ronald Reagan and then govern like Jimmy Carter." Saltsman talked about ...
They can't twitter they way out of this mess
Political Animal —
... , they were talking about how hip they are to the tools the kids are using on the tubes. "We have to do it in the Facebook, with the Twittering, the different technology that young people are using today," Duncan ventured. "Let me just say that I have 4,000 friends on Facebook," contributed Blackwell, putting his hand on Dawson's and Anuzis's knees. "That's probably more than these two guys put together, but who's counting, you know?" Acknowledged Saltsman: "I'm not sure all of us combined Twitter as much as Saul." Anuzis claimed he had "somewhere between 2- and 3,000" ...
Doing It With Twitter
Matthew Yglesias —
Incumbent RNC Chairman Mike Duncan tries to hold onto his job and explain the future of conservatism:
“We have to do it in the Facebook, with the Twittering, the different technology that young people are using today,” Duncan ventured.
“Let me just say that I have 4,000 friends on Facebook,” contributed Blackwell, putting his hand on Dawson’s and Anuzis’s knees. “That’s probably more than these two guys put together, but who’s counting, you know?” Acknowledged Saltsman: ...
RNC Chair Candidates Unveil GOP Comeback Strategy: Reagan, Guns, Abortion, Reagan, Facebook, Twitter, And Reagan
Firedoglake —
... After reading Dana Milbank's piece on the RNC chairman candidates' debate at the National Press Club yesterday, I feel even better about 2010 2012 2016. ...
Republicans are so popular
The Reaction —
... Dana Milbank hilariously tallies invocations of Ronald Reagan at yesterday's debate between the candidates for RNC chair. He comes up with a total of 16, which is fewer than the 22 guns that four of the contenders boast of owning in a comical display of yardsticking. But the most delightful burst of one-upsmanship has to be this: ...
Republicans Are So Popular
The Moderate Voice —
... Dana Milbank hilariously tallies invocations of Ronald Reagan at [Monday]’s debate between the candidates for RNC chair. He comes up with a total of 16, which is fewer than the 22 guns that four of the contenders boast of owning in a comical display of yardsticking. But the most delightful burst of one-upsmanship has to be this: ...
Again with the Twittering
Political Animal —
AGAIN WITH THE TWITTERING.... About a month ago, then-RNC Chairman Mike Duncan said Republicans could appeal to younger voters with, among other things, " the Twittering ." Perhaps, but the party hasn't quite mastered the medium yet. We talked the other day about Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.), the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, ...
Is this 'beyond cutting-edge'?
Political Animal —
... ." We've seen candidates for the RNC chairmanship argue over who has more Facebook friends . The Republican Party, rumor has it, is going to go " ...
Rhyming With Cool: Tool and Fool
Comments from Left Field —
... .” We’ve seen candidates for the RNC chairmanship argue over who has more Facebook friends. The Republican Party, rumor has it, is going to go “ ...
GOP Looks to Magical Amulets to Ensure Future Electoral Success
Library Grape —
... ." We've seen candidates for the RNC chairmanship argue over who has more Facebook friends. The Republican Party, rumor has it, is going to go " ...
It'll take more than just technology
Political Animal —
... ." We've seen candidates for the RNC chairmanship argue over who has more Facebook friends . The Republican Party, rumor has it, is going to go " ...
