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Black RNC member has had enough with Steele
Ben Smith's Blog —
... Dr. Ada Fisher, an African-American Republican National Committee member who vouched for Katon Dawson during that contest, is now calling on Michael Steele to resign, The Hill reports: ...
Michael Steele Resignation Push Begins
Politics Daily —
Filed under: RepublicansHere's how bad it's gotten for Michael Steele in his first nightmarishly bad month as head of the Republican National Committee. An African-American RNC leader is already calling for his resignation. Michael Steele should resign as Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman, according to a committee member from North Carolina. In an e-mail to fellow RNC members obtained by The Hill, Dr. Ada Fisher, North Carolina's national committeewoman, said Steele is "eroding ...
Thursday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
THURSDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP.... Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers. * RNC committeewoman Ada Fisher this morning became the first RNC member to call on Michael Steele to resign as party chairman. * Former Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio has ...
BMW/Steele Harmonic Convergence!
Talking Points Memo —
... Oh, this is getting good. A RNC national committeeperson is calling on Michael Steele to step down. But it's better than that. ...
Not All Republicans Like Being Compared To Nazis-- Another Steele Blunder
DownWithTyranny! —
... with Steele. Today a North Carolina RNC member called on him to resign. It's been barely over a month since Steele was elected RNC chair and many GOP leaders are already having serious second thoughts-- and not just because he offended Rush Limbaugh. Sitting and nodding while a CNN host referred to the Republican's CPAC NutFest as a Nazi Party look-alike, didn't sit well with Republicans who would rather keep the party's neo-fascist outlook under wraps. ...
Anti-Steele RNC Member Calls For His Resignation -- But Who Is She?
TPM Election Central —
... The Hill reports that Dr. Ada Fisher of North Carolina, one of three black RNC members, is circulating an e-mail among her fellow RNCers calling for Michael Steele to resign as chairman. But Fisher herself deserves a close examination, providing a very interesting look at just what sort of people make up the current GOP machinery and how it all works. ...
RNC member calls on Steele to quit
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... votes and makes us frankly appear to many blacks as quite foolish," Fisher wrote. Fisher, who is one of three black members of the national committee, backed South Carolina GOP Chairman Katon Dawson, whom Steele edged out in the final round of voting to win the chairmanship in late January. She has voiced repeated opposition to Steele, sending dozens of e-mails to committee members even after Steele won election slamming him for any number of chips that have fallen awry. Read more: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/rnc-member-calls-on...
SSP Daily Digest: 3/5
Swing State Project —
... : The RNC is transferring $1 million each to the NRSC and NRCC to help them dig out from under the 2008 debt and get back on the offensive. In other NRC news, one of the NRC's three African-American members, Dr. Ada Fisher of North Carolina, is calling on RNC chair Michael Steele to step down in the face of his increasing, well, ridiculousness. ...
Tea Parties, The GOP And Big Bucks
Riehl World View —
... Based upon most accounts the Republican Party is imploding. It isn't really. Given where it's been for a few years and with November's significant loss, this is not unexpected. ...
Republican Long Knives Out For Steele
Daily Kos —
... The Hill's Reid Wilson has the hilarity of the day: RNC members are officially calling for Steele to resign, amid his endless series of screwups, misstatements, and ...
It begins: RNC member calls for Steele’s resignation
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... This didn’t take long . An RNC member called for Michael Steele to resign as chairman of the party after a series of strange gaffes in the media left him floundering for footing, and after reports of chaos within the GOP’s leadership. The call comes from Dr. Ada Fisher, an African-American herself and the head of the North Carolina party, who called Steele’s performance inept: Michael Steele should resign as Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman, according to a committee member from North Carolina. In an e-mail to fellow RNC members obtained by The Hill, Dr. Ada ...
Weekend Opinionator: The Party of Limbaugh? A Conservative Debate
Opinionator —
How powerful is Rush Limbaugh? Well, powerful enough to make Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, apologize for calling the radio host a mere “entertainer.” Possibly powerful enough to cost Steele his job . But powerful enough to force President Obama to debate him? You’d think that would be highly unlikely, but as we found out this week, the White House is going to do everything in its power to keep Limbaugh at the forefront of public consciousness. The Politico’s Jonathan Martin had the scoop: Top Democrats believe they have ...
Steele’s Fate Likely Hinges on NY-20
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
... during a 2006 run for office, blasted Steele at the end of last week and called on him to resign, is a Dawson backer. Dawson clearly knows that Steele may be vulnerable, and unlike, say, someone like Duncan who has moved on, Dawson may envision a route to winning the chairmanship after all. ...
Long Knives for Steele Already?
James Richardson's Skepticians —
... , bested Dawson on the sixth ballot, and political insiders are quick to note the lingering bad blood between the two rivals. If Goddard’s sources are correct, Dawson won’t be the only top-ranking party official to voice their concern over Steele’s debut month as Chairman. In a memo circulated last week to national committee members, Dr. Ada Fisher , one of three African American members of the RNC and a former Dawson supporter, called for Steele’s resignation , saying he was “eroding confidence” in the national party apparatus to fundraise and remain competitive in a ...
Long Knives for Steele Already?
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... If Goddard’s sources are correct, Dawson won’t be the only top-ranking party official to voice their concern over Steele’s debut month as Chairman. In a memo circulated last week to national committee members, Dr. Ada Fisher, one of three African American members of the RNC and a former Dawson supporter, called for Steele’s resignation, saying he was “eroding confidence” in the national party apparatus to fundraise and remain competitive in a Republican-hostile climate. ...
Southern Slave Owner Plotting Hit On Michael Steele
Wonkette » top —
... And last week, North Carolina GOP “national committeewoman” Ada Fisher wrote a scathing idiotic letter demanding Steele step down right now. ...
Guest Ticket: John Amato on Michael Steele and the RNC's troubles
Top of the Ticket —
... RNC members are calling for him to resign already, and that's never a good sign. The latest word on the street is that if he fails to deliver in te upcoming special election for the NY-20, a Republican district, he will be ousted, but Tedisco has ...
Will Michael Steele ever come out of the basement?
Crooks and Liars —
... RNC members are calling for him to resign already, and that's never a good sign. The latest word on the street is that if he fails to deliver NY-20, a Republican district, he will be ousted, but Tedisco has ...
