In his quick-turnaround book “Right Now,” Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is notably less kind to former House candidate Dede Scozzafava than he was during the NY-23 special election. His post-election annoyance with the activists who forced Scozzafava out of the race doesn’t make it in. After the More…
TWI’s David Weigel appeared on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show” once again last night to talk about recent GOP efforts to co-opt the Tea Party message ahead of the 2010 elections. Watch the clip after the jump.
One of the big themes of yesterday’s “Code Red” rally on Capitol Hill was “Listen to me.” That slogan appeared on buttons sported by members of conservative radio host Laura Ingraham’s entourage, and it was pushed hard by Jenny Beth Martin of Tea Party Patriots. Almost on cue, the Republican More…
The unexpectedly good job numbers — only 11,000 lost in November, revisions that kicked overall unemployment down to 10 percent — have been slotted into Republican National Committee attacks that read like they were written for a much gloomier economic report.
Yesterday, President Obama hosted a ‘jobs summit’ at
Todd Herman, the new media director of the Republican National Committee, avers that his Twitter comments are “not statements on behalf of my employer.” That’s helpful today, as he’s pointed followers to photos of CBS News anchor Katie Couric dancing at a party, photos that first appeared at Gawker.com.
Reid Wilson has the first look at a resolution being pushed by Republican National Committee member Jim Bopp, author of the infamous “socialist” resolution, that would aim to prevent future NY-23 disasters by requiring that candidates agree to at least seven of 10 issue promises in order to receive More…
I usually ignore partisan Web videos that aren’t backed by real media buys, but this one out today from the Republican National Committee, a sequel to this one, is fascinating in its convoluted logic.
It goes like this. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), the RNC reminds us (three times!) More…
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
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 More…
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