politico.com - 1/5/2009
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Intraparty tensions have flared in the six-way race for chair of the Republican National Committee.
rsmccain.blogspot.com - 1/6/2009
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(RE-BUMPED; UPDATES BELOW) Republicans need to have a
"shareholder revolt," Ken Blackwell told a standing-room-only crowd Monday
at the National Press Club, where the former Ohio secretary of state was one of six candidates engaged in a debate for ...
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RNC chair debate
news.aol.com - 1/5/2009
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Prominent conservative blogger Robert Bluey makes the case
against Michael Steele over at RedState. As this race
for the future of the GOP heats up, it occurs to me that Steele's image has been harmed -- not helped -- by this run for RNC chairman. ...
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The Case Against Michael Steele for RNC Chair
corner.nationalreview.com - 1/5/2009
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Conservative D.C. vets -- the loyal conservative types
who have worked hard for decades and who care
more about the future of their country and principles than party politics -- have been expressing exasperation (to me, anyway) for weeks about the ...
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The RNC Chair
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ThinkFast: January 5, 2008
Think Progress —
... The RNC will select its new chairman this month and the six-way contest is aggravating “intraparty tensions.” As one RNC consultant explained to Politico, “Some people are p-ssed off at [Americans for Tax Reform President] Grover [Norquist]. Some people are p-ssed off at the Conservative Steering Committee. Some people are p-ssed off at [current RNC chair] Mike Duncan. Some people are p-ssed off at social conservatives. … Everyone is basically p-ssed.” ...
Monday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
... today for the top six candidates hoping to be the next chairman of the Republican National Committee. You can watch the whole thing on C-SPAN 2 in about an hour. * The RNC competition is taking place in a contentious environment . A Republican consultant who has worked with the RNC told the Politico : "Some people are pissed off at [Americans for Tax Reform President] Grover [Norquist]. Some people are pissed off at the Conservative Steering Committee. Some people are pissed off at [current RNC chair] Mike Duncan. Some people are pissed off at social conservatives. The ...
Quote For The Day
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... "Some people are p-ssed off at [Americans for Tax Reform President]
Grover [Norquist]. Some people are p-ssed off at the Conservative
Steering Committee. Some people are p-ssed off at [current RNC chair]
Mike Duncan. Some people are p-ssed off at social conservatives. The
social conservatives are p-ssed at leaders in Congress. Everyone is
basically p-ssed," - a
Republican consultant who has worked with the RNC on the leadership contest. ...
End of The Line For Ex-Senator Coleman?
DownWithTyranny! —
... Everyone is wondering if it isn't too late for ex-Senator Norm Coleman to swoop in and claim the RNC Chair in the midst of a vicious, raucous bloodletting between beleaguered conservatives and surging neo-Nazis. Earlier today, the Minnesota Supreme Court rejected Coleman's desperate bid to overturn the election. The ruling this morning appears to clear the way for the State Canvassing Board this afternoon to certify results of the Senate election recount, presumably with Democrat Al Franken on top. Franken holds an unofficial 225-vote ...
RNC Chair Race Gets Nasty: Shots Taken At Candidate's Education Level, Salary
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... As one anonymous consultant who worked with the RNC phrased it: "Everyone is basically pissed." Another GOP source described it to the Huffington Post as a circular firing squad. ...
RNC Chair Race Gets Nasty: Shots Taken At Candidate's Education Level, Salary
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed —
... As one anonymous consultant who worked with the RNC phrased it: "Everyone is basically pissed." Another GOP source described it to the Huffington Post as a circular firing squad. ...
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firstread.msnbc.msn.com 12/5/2008 — From NBC's Mark MurrayLast night, Jerry Zandstra, a Michigan Republican who unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2006, emailed Republican National Committee members urging them oppose Michigan GOP chair Saul Anuzis' bid for RNC chairman. (Almost every ...
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RNC chair race: 'Everyone is ... pissed' - Politico.com Print View
dyn.politico.com 1/5/2009 — As Republicans struggle to determine the future of their party after a tough election, intraparty tensions have flared over three forums next week that may prove crucial to determining the winner of the six-way race for the chair of the Republican ...
GOP Future: Today's RNC forum —
First Read 1/5/2009
USA Today previews the RNC chair race, as well as today’s candidate forum in DC.
CQ reports that RNC chairman Mike Duncan "has told Republican insiders that neither he nor any other of the five candidates in the race will have the 85 votes needed to ...
New House rules reflect Dems' win —
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House Democrats unveiled internal rules Monday that would end Republican-imposed, six-year term limits on committee chairmen and make it harder for GOP lawmakers to offer alternative legislation.
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