Re-read his responses in the GQ article. He doesn’t believe in the platform of the party he pretends to represent! To allow him to stay on would not only appear, but would BE, the definition of “unserious”.
Okay, how long do you suppose Conservatives would be tarred with “the hired Steele and fired him in record speed, see, they don’t want a message that mainstream America can support, or is it because he’s black?”
At the moment, we literally have 2/3 of the media or more lining up to take potshots and smear both Republicans and Conservatives, when Rush Limbaugh can merit a month and a half of coverage, how long do you think firing Steele would merit?