RNC intentionally laid low in Massachusetts
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Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele told his committee members Tuesday the RNC staff intentionally maintained a low profile in the special election Senate race in Massachusetts, according to a memo obtained by POLITICO.
Steele told his members that, anticipating an attempt by Democrats to demonize Republican Scott Brown by attaching him to “interfering” national Republicans, the RNC staff decided to only work “behind the scenes” on Brown’s behalf.
“The Democrats, of course, have engaged in scurrilous name-calling and scare tactics in this race, trying to take the focus away from the issues and attempting to divert attention,” Steele wrote. “One of their hopes was to make an issue of ‘national Republicans’ interfering in this race. For this reason, we have stayed out of the limelight, while supporting the Brown campaign and the Massachusetts Republican Party.”
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Steele needs some credit for his help....
The RNC sent a small staff to Massachusetts starting in November and recently poured an additional 32 staffers into the effort. Steele said the RNC phone banking efforts have made 150,000 calls for Brown and that fundraising e-mails on the candidate’s behalf were sent to 228,000 people.
It looks to me that the RNC and Steele jumped on the bandwagon at the end, after it was clear that Brown was going to win.
Ah, thank you for the update, because as I have followed this they did stay under the radar.
Well put, well said, and bravo, Ernest!
It appears to me the RNC is intentionally laying low in all things. Perhaps they have been given a wake up call as well.