hotair.com - 1/30/2009
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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 1/29/2009
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An RNC rules maven contacted me with the
following perspective on the RNC chair race that might...
explain some of the behind-the-scenes maneuvering. It has to do with, natch, the presidential primary calendar. Republican rules for the first time give ...
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The RNC Chair Race: The Missing Issue
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The RNC race: Duncan pulls out
Michelle Malkin —
The RNC race: Duncan pulls out By Michelle Malkin•January 30, 2009 02:20 PM For those of you interested, the balloting is taking place on the Republican National Committee chairmanship. Incumbent Mike Duncan just pulled out. Lots of conservatives breathing a sigh of relief. But who will take over? Hot Air is tracking. ...
Update: Duncan Withdraws From RNC Bid: Who Wins?
Riehl World View —
Latest vote 62 Dawson 60 for Steele. Stacy McCain is providing on scene reports. Recessed until 3pm.
Damn. I wonder who he made a deal with. You can find out live on C-CPAN.
h/t Hot Air. You can track Twitter here. ...
Race for the RNC Chair
Ace of Spades HQ —
Race for the RNC Chair Full coverage at Hot Air and Campaign Spot . On the third fourth ballot, the vote count is: Steele 60: Dawson: 62 Anuzis: 31 Blackwell: 15 A Dawson victory could prove somewhat troublesome for the GOP . If you want to watch live coverage of the potential party suicide proceedings, C-SPAN has the goods . Posted by: Slublog at 02:46 PM Comments 1 Of course the RNC will vote in Dawson. Why would we expect them to make any half-intelligent decisions? It'll be a good way to piss away any interest we ...
Michael Steele voted in as new RNC Chair
Sister Toldjah —
Awesome!
Feeling pessimistic
Alarming News —
... Michael Steele. Capable, smart, and generally just a great new voice for conservatism. But does it really matters who runs the RNC when elected Republicans refuse to live up to the principles in the party platform? What's he going to do to enforce conservative practices in our elected officials? What can he do? I'm also less-than-thrilled that self-congratulations for picking a black guy has spread from Democrats to Republicans. Ken Blackwell, who also was in the running for Chair said this : I cannot change the composition of this electorate [pause for laughs] nore would I ...
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RNC Elections: A Fun Fact —
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So, at the Republican National Committee Leadership Elections, Michael Steele has prevailed in his bid to become the new chairman. The RNC is currently voting to decide who will be their Co-Chair. As they set up the Co-Chair vote, it was mentioned that the Co-Chair, by rule, had to be of the ...
RNC Elections: A Fun Fact —
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
So, at the Republican National Committee Leadership Elections, Michael Steele has prevailed in his bid to become the new chairman. The RNC is currently voting to decide who will be their Co-Chair. As they set up the Co-Chair vote, it was mentioned that the Co-Chair, by rule, had to be of the ...
Steele Elected RNC Chairman —
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
Michael Steele was elected as the new chairman of the Republican National Committee on the sixth ballot. The final vote was Steel 91, Katon Dawson 77. Mike Duncan, the previous chairman, withdrew his candidacy after watching his support shrink on each of the first three ballots. In his remarks, ...
No Majority In Republican Chairman Vote —
The Moderate Voice
And the winner in the closely watched race for the Republican National Committee chairman is…. nobody so far. And, most notably, not the person President George Bush preferred:
Neither former President George W. Bush’s hand-picked national party chairman nor his four challengers ...
Steele Takes Small Lead After 3rd RNC Round —
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Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele has taken a small lead in the race to become the next chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), as incumbent Chairman Robert "Mike" Duncan continues to lose votes.
After the third ballot, Steele led with 51 votes — a three vote gain ...
The RNC vote —
Ben Smith's Blog
Alex Burns, who can name the members of the RNC in alphabetical order as a party trick -- has a great preview of today's vote -- and no prediction:
GOP insiders say Friday’s contest to elect the next chairman of the Republican National Committee will be a long and drawn-out affair, ...
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