With less than two weeks remaining before the Republican National Committee votes to select its next chair, the New Year’s holiday weekend saw a number of new developments in the race.
Gentry Collins, one of the first candidates to publicly challenge current chairman Michael Steele, has ended his campaign More…
According to The Hotline’s latest whip count, Michael Steele continues to fall behind former Wisconsin GOP chair Reince Priebus in his bid to maintain his position as chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC).
As of Monday, Priebus was publicly supported by 22 voting RNC delegates, compared to only More…
Michael Steele’s chances of holding his current position as Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman for a second term are growing dimmer by the day. One of his prime opponents said that she will not support the current party chairman’s bid even if she must drop out after the initial rounds More…
He may have the edge in surprise after he shocked many with his decision to run for a second term, but RNC chairman Michael Steele may already be on shaky ground for retaining his current job. Former Wisconsin GOP Chairman Reince Priebus is mounting a serious bid to unseat Steele More…
Update: Fox News has now revised its article to indicate that Steele will seek a second term as RNC chair. That shift comes after Tim Mark at FrumForum reported that Steele would in fact run to retain his position. Steele himself is not expected to give official word until More…
In response to a question from Human Events about how then-Sen. Barack Obama campaigned against him and called him an “amiable fellow” without much of a resume, Steele pondered what he’d say to the president.
“I’d say congratulations, and I look forward to sparring with him. And then I’d say: More…
Michael Steele became chairman of the RNC on a 91-77 vote on the fifth ballot, having picked up 12 of Saul Anuzis’s 20 votes. I’m at a press conference now, starting late as staffers work on the audio and happy Republicans mill around. “I saw a grown man cry today!” More…
The fifth ballot results, post-Ken Blackwell:
Michael Steele – 79 (+17)
Katon Dawson – 69 (+9)
Saul Anuzis – 20 (-11)
Minutes later, Anuzis took the stage to deliver a 45-second statement thanking the members and endorsing no one. Steele needs 1/3 of Anuzis’s supporters to win; Dawson More…
As Ken Blackwell took the stage five minutes ago, Ana Marie Cox broke the news that he would drop out and endorse Michael Steele. Once he started talking about the “promise of the party of Lincoln,” everyone knew it. This shellacks a strategy that I had just heard developing More…
The results of the fourth ballot:
Katon Dawson – 62
Michael Steele – 60
Saul Anuzis – 31
Ken Blackwell – 15
Dawson’s people broke out into cheers: They picked up 28 of Duncan’s 44 votes. Steele only gained nine, Anuzis 7. The dealmaking goes on with More…
rss