wonkette.com - 1/30/2009
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Oh good gravy they are having the Fourth Ballot! It takes so long. “It’s time to vote,” the douche keeps saying — watch him say it, here on CSPAN! Something about changed proxy votes, maybe these people could get it together, and OH SHIT MIKE DUNCAN IS WITHDRAWING! So ...
cspan.org - 1/30/2009
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cspan.org —
C-SPAN Video Live on C-SPAN.org Duncan withdraws as
RNC chairman LIVE Video Mike Duncan, current RNC Chairman,...
has withdrawn his name as a candidate for Chairman of the RNC. The first four rounds of voting have taken place and no candidate reached ...
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C-SPAN Video Player - Duncan withdraws as RNC chairman
huffingtonpost.com - 1/30/2009
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huffingtonpost.com —
Michael Steele is making a last-minute charge to
take over the reins of the Republican National Committee,...
and is in a dead tie with current chairman Mike Duncan after the second round of voting, according to figures provided by a GOP strategist. ...
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Michael Steele, RNC Chairman?
spectator.org - 1/27/2009
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spectator.org —
Take a gander at this beauty: Note that
there's no response to question number three. It's a...
cliffhanger! Does this stuff really change RNC member minds? Probably not. But it hints at...
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Dump Duncan?
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Michael Steele, Human Zune
I Am TRex —
... Michael Steele won on the sixth ballot, because some elements of the Republican National Committee really, really didn’t want to vote for a black guy. Not that Steele is particularly smart or accomplished, but the other candidates were some crazy racist from South Carolina, a guy named Saul, and Ohio loser Ken Blackwell. ...
Forget the Steelers, Because GOP Sex Symbol Micheal Steele Is America's Champion
Politics Daily —
... Micheal Steele, a black person the Republicans found somewhere, was elected leader of the Republican National Committee on Friday, after a daylong battle against traditional Republican party leaders (middle-aged white guys who dream of somehow owning slaves). America is healed. ...
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The bite mark evidence was the only physical evidence the prosecution presented that purportedly linked him to Haley Oliveaux. But they did present other evidence, including jailhouse snitch testimony (a guy who said ...
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 1/30/2009 — Mike Duncan has withdrawn from his race for re-election as chairman of the Republican National Committee.
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Steele takes the lead —
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From NBC's Domenico Montanaro and Mark MurrayMichael Steele has taken the lead in this race for RNC chairman, after what amounts to a third overtime here.
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Duncan drops out —
First Read 1/30/2009
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Dawson takes lead —
First Read 1/30/2009
From NBC's Domenico MontanaroAfter the surprise drop out of former Chairman Mike Duncan, South Carolina party chairman Katon Dawson has taken a two-vote lead over Michael Steele, 62-60.
This comes despite Duncan encouraging his voters to go with ...
Steele elected RNC's first black chairman —
CNN.com - Politics 1/30/2009
Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan, who was elected to lead the committee in 2007, dropped his re-election bid Friday, telling committee members: "Obviously the winds of change are blowing here at the RNC."
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