Category: Michael Steele
Former Senator Norm Coleman said that there is no effort to replace RNC Chairman Michael Steele BEFORE the 2010 midterms. Coleman didn't say anything about January...
In an interview with the Spanish-language t.v. network Univision, RNC Chairman Michael Steele said that Arizona Governor Jan Brewer's position on immigration doesn't necessarily represent the views of the Republican Party. Read more »
The author of this post seems somewhat surprised that RNC Chairman Michael Steele is going to take the fall if Republicans don't score major wins in November.
I'm not sure how Steele doesn't get blamed. After surprising upsets in Virginia, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, Steele was quite to claim responsibility. It seems only fair, that if the RNC fails in November, that he will take the fall, given his lackluster fundraising at the RNC, and the amount of money he expended to score those early victories.
And here we go again. There were reports earlier this summer that RNC Chairman Michael Steele met with a group interested in passing comprehensive immigration reform, and some suggested that he even promised GOP support. Now he is backing away from Arizona's immigration law, which really isn't much of a law, but an enforcement policy of a law already on the books.
RNC Chairman Michael Steele is calling on Attorney General Eric Holder to open an investigation into claims that the White House offered a job to Congressman Joe Sestak (D-PA) in exchange for dropping out of the Senate race earlier this year.
If you ask me, this sounds an awful lot like the situation in Illinois, where Governor Rod Blagojevich tried to trade Barack Obama's Senate seat for a political appointment.
Hotline is reporting that top GOP officials are asking Nick Ayers if he would be willing to challenge RNC Chairman Michael Steele in January for Chairman of the RNC. Ayers is currently working as the Executive Director of the Republican Governor's Association.
The Washington Examiner has the story here. We will have to wait and see how this compares to the RNC's funding in other states. RNC Chairman Michael Steele is from Maryland.
U.S. News and World Report discusses ten Republicans who could succeed RNC Chairman Michael Steele in January. We should note that Steele has not yet indicated whether he will seek re-election. Expect this to be a bitter battle if it becomes a contested race.