Michael Steele

In Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele’s statement on  the new unemployment rate of 10.2 percent, he argues that “it is time the Obama administration stop spreading their phony ‘saved or created’ talking points and start creating the dependable jobs America needs”:
President Obama promised jobs during his campaign for president, and the elections in Virginia [...]

More bad economic news from The New York Times:
The United States economy shed 190,000 jobs in October, and the unemployment rate reached a 26-year high of 10.2 percent, up from 9.8 percent in September, the Department of Labor said Friday in its monthly economic appraisal.

This is kind of remarkable. In an interview with ABC’s “Top Line,” Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele pretty overtly sought to align the GOP with the burgeoning conservative Tea Party movement, threatening to “come after” moderate Republicans who side with Democrats on hot-button issues.
“So candidates who live in moderate to slightly liberal districts have [...]

The Iowa Independent reports that Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) today echoed Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele’s comments that yesterday’s election results should not be viewed as a referendum on the Obama presidency. From The Iowa Independent:
“I don’t think it’s a referendum on Obama,” the Republican lawmaker said in a conference call with reporters. “I [...]

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele held a press conference this morning to analyze his party’s election victories Tuesday in Virginia and New Jersey and its loss in New York’s 23rd Congressional District. After the jump, watch some video from the event.

A buoyant Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, speaking this morning to reporters about last night’s election results, declared, “The Republican renaissance has begun.”
He praised the volunteer efforts to get Bob McDonnell and Chris Christie elected as governors in Virginia and New Jersey, respectively, saying, “Our folks are fired up.” Yet he expressed some misgivings [...]

The New York Times reports that Republican Bob McDonnell rode to an easy victory in the Virginia gubernatorial race Tuesday, based on exit polls.

In case there was any doubt that national Republicans would put a horrible two-week brawl behind them and back Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in NY-23, that’s being put to rest. From RNC Chairman Michael Steele:
Effective immediately, the RNC will endorse and support the conservative candidate in the race, Doug Hoffman. Doug’s campaign will receive [...]

The 16-year-old Wednesday Meeting of conservatives, held every week at the offices of Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform, typically draws one or more powerful Republicans to a room of 100+ movement activists and leaders. Next Wednesday, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele and House Minority Leader Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) are slated to come [...]

Luke Rosiak has the scoop, reporting that the site cost five times more than the Democratic National Committee’s Website.
In the months prior to the October 13 launch of GOP.com, the committee paid $328,000 to 11 firms for Web development. (The Democrats, which did not completely overhaul their site during that time period, spent $45,000 on [...]