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RNC Chairman Update
The Next Right — Great roundup, though the author comes at this with a certain POV. Also, Mike Duncan is in. Of the current candidates, Anuzis, Blackwell and Saltsman have endorsed RebuildTheParty.com. -Patrick Rather than making dozens of posts about the RNC Chairman’s race, let me make a summary: Alex Knepper was quite thrilled by Michael Steele’s statement to CBN news regarding his membership in the Republican Leadership Council: Wake up people. I mean, what are you going to do? Are ...

Duncan Enters the Fray
James Richardson's Skepticians — ... , and an SMS text messaging program to “stay up to date” on the election. Duncan Reelection Campaign Site Nearly a half-dozen high-profile Republicans have been publically or privately eying the top post, but Duncan’s announcement today stands to shake up the field considerably. Despite losing the White House and forfeiting more House and Senate seats, the mild-mannered Duncan is considered by most to be the favorite. It may come as a surprise to many, but these 168 party members are not wholly interested in conducting the next American GOP Idol contest. Communications skills, ...

Duncan Enters the Fray
James Richardson's Skepticians — ... , and an SMS text messaging program to “stay up to date” on the election. Duncan Reelection Campaign Site Nearly a half-dozen high-profile Republicans have been publically or privately eying the top post, but Duncan’s announcement today stands to shake up the field considerably. Despite losing the White House and forfeiting more House and Senate seats, the mild-mannered Duncan is considered by most to be the favorite. It may come as a surprise to many, but these 168 party members are not wholly interested in conducting the next American GOP Idol contest. Communications skills, ...

Matt Lewis: Duncan Enters RNC Chair Race
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... Hugh Hewitt | Mike Gallagher | Michael Medved | Mary Katharine Ham | Kevin McCullough | Matt Lewis | Radio Blogger | Your Blogs Directory [image] Townhall.com The Blogspot for Political, Conservative and Republican Blogs and Bloggers Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Duncan Enters RNC Chair Race Posted by: Matt Lewis at 7:09 AM RNC Chair Mike Duncan has officially announced he is in the race . Duncan Reelection Campaign Site [image] Email It | Print It | Comments ...

Mike Duncan Not Ready to Leave RNC Post?
The Moderate Voice — A story from the GOP side of the aisle is breaking this morning over at The Skepticians. James Richardson is reporting that all of the debate over who the next RNC Chairman will be may prove premature. Mike Duncan, the current chairman, might not be ready to vacate the position. The recent Republican victories in GA and MS gave pause to Mike Duncan, current Republican National Committee Chairman, who, until today, was unsure if he would seek a second term. According to individuals with close ties to Duncan, an announcement email landed in the inboxes of the 168 voting members of the ...

RNC's Duncan To Run For Re-Election
The Atlantic Politics Channel — It took a bantamweight's record since the election -- 3-0 -- to convince RNC chairman Mike Duncan to officially announce his re-election bid. If you're a member of the national committee, you received an e-mail from Duncan at about 6:00 a.m. this morning, "sharing my vision for what tomorrow holds for the Grand Ol' Party."  Duncan claims credit for an expansion of the party's donor base, among other things.  Since November's election, Duncan has been busy; he created a website, RepublicansForAReason, inviting proud elephants to proclaim their colors, he filed suit to challenge nominee ...

The Duncan campaign
Ben Smith's Blog — RNC Chairman Mike Duncan launches his campaign for re-election with a video address making the case that he should stay. It's a mark of the party's strategic uncertainty that Duncan -- perceived as a capable manager, but not a visionary with a brand new program -- appears at this point to be the frontrunner in the race. He bases his case on the RNC's real successes: Prolific fundraising that kept McCain in the game, a well-produced convention, and, a few recent congressional victories. Duncan also brags that the RNC has assembled a 10 million person email list, about ...

R.N.C. Chairman Begins Campaign to Keep His Job
The Caucus — Though a handful of other contenders are already eying his job, Republican National Committee chairman Mike Duncan announced his re-election bid on Wednesday, vowing a return to the party’s “core conservative principles.” In an e-mail to members of the R.N.C., Mr. Duncan expressed optimism about the future of the party and pledged to roll out a 10-point plan to strengthen it. But in a YouTube video on his Web site, MikeForChairman.com ...

Matt Lewis: Duncan / Anuzis Face Tech Conundrum
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... : Under his chairmanship, the RNC has created several social networking tools. The potential problem, though, is that he is using these "party-branded" ...

Daily Digest: Is What Obama Knows of Us Worth Worrying Over?
techPresident — Obama Campaign Knows What You Did Last Summer: That the Obama campaign has a meticulously-gathered collection of data on our shoe sizes and coffee preferences stored in some pulsating brain deep below Chicago should, writes New York Law School's James Grimmelmann in the New Republic, raise concerns. (Thanks Shaun Dakin) With the caveat that we lack some critical details on just how well-oiled the Obama data operation truly was, Grimmelmann argues that, post-election '08, more is known about us by political campaigns than ever before. That's ...

Social Networking Perils
James Richardson's Skepticians — ... .” My advice to ole’ Jimbo: Be HIV-positive when joining any group in the future that it won’t burn your 315 pound ass. Jimbo Tartt's Facebook Profile Tartt’s momentary lapse of judgment – quickly remedied by deleting his entire account – is all the more awkward given his major: Anthropology, i.e. the study of humanity. ...

The Party of Ideas?
James Richardson's Skepticians — ... think tank, the “Center for Republican Renewal.” Noting the need to “move forward as a party … in a way that is consistent with the Republican ideals of sound governance ,” RNC Deputy Communications Director Brian Walton said the Center will advocate for “principled solutions to the nation’s challenges.” The in-house think tank, proposed shortly after Duncan announced his intentions to seek a second term at the helm of the committee, was created separate and apart from Duncan’s re-election campaign according to unnamed party officials… Though Duncan’s true motives remain ...

Rushing To Limbo — Revisited
The Democratic Daily — I’ve dealt with this before, of course, the Rush Limbaugh “Magic Negro” song that’s once again roiling the RNC waters. From April 13, 2007 (on “Zug” the previous incarnation of this blog): Right click and “save as” 1.4 megs, 2:57, FM quality stereo .mp3. Originally titled—with unintended irony—”Tolerance.” As usual, there are no easy answers, and you will have to think for yourself. It was a simple “compare and contrast” of Don Imus’ ...

Daily Digest: Fighting for a See-Through Stimulus
techPresident — Recovery.gov: Washington is going crazy over snappy domain names. First there was Change.gov, and now this. "Acknowledging concerns about potential government waste," reads a draft of the multi-billion-dollar stimulus package currently being hashed out on Capitol Hill, "Congress is creating a Web site -- http://www.recovery.gov -- to allow the public to track stimulus spending and file complaints." What with Office and Management and Budget nominee Peter Orszag rhapsodizing about his vision of an "OMB Version ...