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politico.com - 12/1/2008
SC chair: conservatism thrives - Katon Dawson
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The election has come and gone, and we ve all seen the reports of the Republican Party s untimely demise. Some say Republicans were too conservative, that we ve become a regional party and that we re clinging to an old playbook. As a Republican, I can tell you that nothing could be further from ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/24/2008
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 ...

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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/8/2008
Veiled Charges Of Racism Fly In Race For ... Republican National Committee Chair?
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — It's a pretty amusing sign of just how bad the GOP's travails are and of how much... the election of the first black president has shifted the political landscape: The race for chair of the Republican National Committee -- the public face of a party ... (more) Veiled Charges Of Racism Fly In Race For ... Republican ...

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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/24/2008
South Carolinian joins race for Republican Party chair
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — WASHINGTON (CNN) – South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson told supporters Monday he will seek the... chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, pledging to help rebuild the party after devastating losses on Election Day. CNN’s ... (more) South Carolinian joins race for Republican Party chair

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Daily Kos:  Another RNC Candidate

Politics on HuffingtonPost.com:  Paul Jenkins: GOP: Imploding, Meaningless, and Run by Crazies, But not Dead

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Another RNC Candidate
Daily Kos — ... Republicans just don't get it. Katon Dawson, the chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party, the latest candidate to throw his hat into the ring to become the next head of the Republican National Committee, is disappointed that his party is out of power. He agrees that it needs new ideas and direction. His solution? ...

Paul Jenkins: GOP: Imploding, Meaningless, and Run by Crazies, But not Dead
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... The conservative remains of Republicanism are likely to yield an ever more right-wing direction, as evidenced by the current race for the party leadership. One strong candidate calls for change that emphasizes "commitment to be the party of [...] respect for the sanctity of life, traditional marriage, the importance of family." It is far from clear that disgust with the Republican position on social issues is the sole culprit for the alienation a growing majority of voters feel towards the party: after all, majorities of voters in ...

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