RNC Chairman Balloting - 2nd Ballot Results

Watching live on C-SPAN | 1/30/2009 | Me

[ReagansRaiders]

Second ballot:

168 ballots. 85 to win --

Mike Duncan - 48

Michael Steele - 48

Katon Dawson - 29

Saul Anuzis - 24

Ken Blackwell - 19

[jveritas]

Thanks.

[EternalVigilance]

Yeah. Obama is now the plumb line for the GOP. Has been for some time.

[romanesq]

Have to agree, old “friend” or not, I don’t like any defense of Eric Holder from our side. Not at all.

Little surprised by Steele. That’s the old insider Beltway psychology we don’t want.

[tyke]

It’s too early to tell if Steele is going to win. I read somewhere that Duncan’s supporters are more likely to move to Dawson once it’s clear that he can’t win. It’s not over by a long shot.

[MassachusettsGOP]

I agree. Duncan, Blackwell and Anuzis are going nowhere with this.

[keepitreal]

Ugh, C=Span has switched to waiting for the next WH Press Briefing - why must we have to stare at Helen Thomas while waiting?

[Al B.]

As much as I like Dawson's conservative views, He'd be a major PR problem for the party.

My choice was Blackwell. Looks like he's out.

[romanesq]

We don’t need to play the affirmative action game. Michael Steele stand on his own competence.

As for making him an Uncle Tom it will happen on Day 1. It happens to every single senior person in office under the Republican banner.

And the media will have drinks to toast to it.

[keepitreal]

I’ve seen Dawson in every shot working the room.

[NeoCaveman]

Similarly, if he embraces gun restrictions as he has in the past, same results...millions will walk away from the party.

Don't worry it's not really a policy making position. It's more of a candidate recruitment, fundraising, spokesman type position. He'll be a heck of a spokesman.

[NeoCaveman]

I’ve seen Dawson in every shot working the room.

If they pick Dawson, he'll get killed over his country club.

[keepitreal]

>As much as I like Dawson’s conservative views, He’d be a major PR problem for the party.<

Why is that? I don’t know much about him.

[Grunthor]

I hope Steele pulls it out.

[Al B.]

Dawson recently resigned from an all-whites country club. Press will have a field day if he’s chosen. They’ll never drop it.

[WOSG]

“Dawson is the SC state chair, Anuzis is Michigan state chair. (or did I mix them up?)”

You got them both right.

[DoughtyOne]

Thanks for the report.

Come on Steele!

[keepitreal]

Thanks for the info.

[conservativeinferno]

Who gets to vote?

[WOSG]

Good. Duncan is toast. If the incumbent cant win the early ballots, he’s going down. I dont dislike him, but he led a losing season and he has the charisma of a bowl of oatmeal.

We need someone new.