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RNC Chair Race: The Lay of the Land
The fight to be the next face of the Republican party -- or at least the next chairman of the Republican National Committee -- has been defined so far by a cavalcade of announced and potential candidates and a dearth...
Candidate For RNC Chair Was Member Of Whites Only Country Club
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Now here's a good way for the GOP to make the case that it hasn't been reduced to a southern regional rump party that's held hostage by intolerant crackpots: Elect as the new chairman of the Republican National Committee a southerner who just ... (more) Candidate For RNC Chair Was Member Of Whites Only ...
Matt Lewis: RNC Chair Race: Lay Of The Land...
townhall.com — Chris Cillizza has a very good "lay of the land" piece out on the RNC Chair Race. I'd recommend reading it if you are interested in this contest for the future of the GOP. Here's my take on the candidates Cillizza... (more) Matt Lewis: RNC Chair Race: Lay Of The Land...
Matt Lewis: Michael Steele's
Matt Lewis: Michael Steele's
townhall.com — Word on the street is that Michael Steele's RNC Chairman race is being managed by Blaise Hazelwood. In 2004, Hazelwood received a lot of praise for her success as political director of the RNC. She then moved over to... (more) Matt Lewis: Michael Steele's
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Matt Lewis: RNC Chair Race: Lay Of The Land...
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall BlogChris Cillizza has a very good "lay of the land" piece out on the RNC Chair Race . I'd recommend reading it if you are interested in this contest for the future of the GOP. Here's my take on the candidates Cillizza mentions... - Mike Duncan : (Current RNC Chair) -- Regardless of how good he is, I cannot fathom why anyone would want to stick with a Bush loyalist who ran the RNC these last several years. It just defies logic. - Michael Steele : (Former MD Lt. Gov) -- As I have noted before, Steele would be a terrific spokesman for the RNC. He is charismatic and has ...

We Got Pwnd
James Richardson's Skepticians — ... are to be expected, as is the coming intra-party mêlée. The Republican Party is desperate to rebuild and find the Reagan incarnate. And so, here we are. Social Conservatives are trying to pray the Libertarians out of the Party, National Security hawks will bomb the hell out of the Fiscal Conservatives, and the Libertarians intend to ‘smoke it out’ and play Halo. Every ‘leg of the stool’ has its candidate, in some cases 2, but who is best fit to lead the Party? Chris Cilizza ’s round up of the leading would-be candidates for Chairman is worth a read , but here’s ...

We Got Pwnd, Now What? The Race for the RNC Chairmanship
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Every ‘leg of the stool’ has its candidate, in some cases 2, but who is best fit to lead the Party? Chris Cilizza’s round up of the leading would-be candidates for Chairman is worth a read, but here’s mine: ...

11/25: Judging Obama By The Company He Keeps
Blogometer — ... me feeling wary. It seems important to me to have progressive voices in both areas, given that with Rahm Emanuel and Lawrence Summers, it is hardly the case that White House senior staff will be dominated by progressives. Minority representation in the White House senior staff, and no representation in the various cabinet departments, is simply not adequate. It's not a total shutout, but it isn't enough." RNC CHAIR: The State Of The Race Conservative bloggers are discussing the various candidates seeking the RNC chairmanship: ...

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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... by the California Supreme Court, it is beginning to look the same for same-sex marriage. How much healthier our politics would be if those so convinced of the rightness of their views would have equal faith in the decency of their fellow Americans -- and their openness to being persuaded Is a California judge having second thoughts on Prop. 8? She better watch out. The tolerance bullies are not going to be pleased. ++++++ Indeed they won't RNC Chair Race: The Lay of the Land - The Fix The fight to be the next face of the Republican ...

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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... (tags: james_dobson kathleen_parker GOP) RNC Chair Race: The Lay of the Land - The Fix The fight to be the next face of the Republican party — or at least the next chairman of the Republican National ...

Steps Necessary for GOP Rebuilding
GayPatriot — ... for (beyond the amorphous concept of change).  Some surveys (and abundant anecdotal evidence) showed that many of these voters have libertarian inclinations.  GOP needs to tap into that (Somewhat related:  Diversify Your Freedom Portfolio (Part One) (Part Two). Now, the question is which of the candidates for RNC chair is capable of doing all these things.  James Richardson offers a rundown of the leading candidates.  (Chris Cilizza offers his take here and Matt Lewis here.) While I think Michael Steele is the ideal ...

Annals of Infighting, GOP Edition
The Stump — ... Ouch. For a good primer on the race for RNC chair -- which'll give us some clues to who's inheriting the broken GOP -- check out the Fix. ...

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