politico.com - 11/15/2008
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As to who, if anybody, will replace the current Republican National Committee chair Mike Duncan, Republicans are split, though Michael Steele is being mentioned a great deal. Steele, an African-American, is a former lieutenant governor of Maryland and currently the chairman of GOPAC, which ...
thehill.com - 11/16/2008
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thehill.com —
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) is batting
down the hype that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin heads...
into 2012 as the frontrunner for the GOP presidential nomination. Palin energized the Republican base after GOP presidential nominee Sen. John ...
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Gingrich says Palin will not be the future GOP leader
mediamatters.org - 11/17/2008
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mediamatters.org —
On the November 14 edition of Fox News'
The O'Reilly Factor , in reference to actions by...
individual protesters of Proposition 8 , the recently passed California ballot initiative amending the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage, Fox News ...
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Gingrich: "[T]here is a gay and secular fascism in this ...
politico.com - 11/13/2008
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Michael Steele: McCain should have hit Obama on Wright
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... If anything, I suspect, electing him will feed racial politics by leading the left to frame The One as “authentically black” vis-a-vis the Republican “house slave” or whatever progressive witticism they’ve coined for him this month. Which isn’t a reason to vote against Steele, needless to say: On the contrary, maybe that’s the point — to bait them and let them show off how “enlightened” they really are. They won’t be able to resist. Even so, an unnamed Republican source says don’t get your hopes up : But one influential Republican believes that RNC members are going to insist ...
Steele Upbeat, Realistic In RNC Bid
Riehl World View —
... but links to some reason for doubt. This came up during the call and Steele pointed out that Mel Martinez came from outside the RNC to chair. The committee itself changed the rules to allow runs from the outside. ...
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After looking at the vote totals and the exit polls, political analyst Charlie Cook fires off this warning to Republicans in his latest National Journal column: “Those who write off the 2008 election by saying that Republican candidates weren’t ...
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