mike duncan

Nice catch by Greg Sargent: the sort-of-ballyhooed “Center for Republican Renewal,” a think tank launched in December by ousted Republican National Committee chairman Mike Duncan, is closing its non-existent doors.

Mike Duncan has ended his bid for another term as RNC chairman, telling the hall that “the winds of change are blowing” in the party, and endorsing no one. Ohio GOP chairman Bob Bennett asked for a 15-minute recess and was loudly booed. There is no recess. Voting continues without Duncan telling his members how [...]

Some RNC staff and hardcore Mike Duncan supporters are seated right next to ballot box. When Duncan walked by during the first ballot (he’s a voter, too), they cheered and his smiled back at them. He just walked by for the second ballot. More cheers. No smile from Duncan.

Matt Strawn, the newly-elected chairman of the Iowa Republicans, gives the most scripted of the nominating speeches thus far, in support of current Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan. “I’ve been all around Iowa, and let me tell ya, Iowa Republicans are fired up ready to fight.”
From a second nominating speech: “He knows this [...]

The editors of RedState.com are telling Republican National Committee members that if they can’t support Ken Blackwell, they should re-elect Mike Duncan.

In key areas of vending and contracting at the RNC, many documents were signed before Mike Duncan could get a team in place. It may not be well known, but it is a fact [...]

Mike Duncan, the current Republican National Committee chairman who is campaigning to keep his job, was surprisingly apologetic about the George W. Bush years in Monday’s RNC chair debate. I’m going to assume that someone—Fred Barnes, maybe?—unleashed some haXX0r skillz and broke into Duncan’s email to send this RNC fundraising letter out.
For the last eight [...]

Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan — who is currently campaigning to keep his job — is accusing Senate Democrats of trying to steal the U.S. Senate election in Minnesota, and he expressed confidence that incumbent Republican Norm Coleman will emerge victorious.
Here’s his press release in full:
“Minnesota law reads that an election contest – not [...]