Posted on 04/12/2010 12:06:50 PM PDT by NCDragon
It's becoming a familiar scene: Republicans gather for strategy sessions against Democrats, but Michael Steele, the brash chairman of the Republican National Committee, is out dealing with some spending, verbal or managerial gaffe.
Fed-up Republican leaders are now quietly working around their party chairman as they prepare for the fall midterm elections.
This is considered a big year for Republicans. Steele warned at a conference Saturday that his party can't make the mistake of losing in November.
And his fellow Republicans agree. Behind the scenes, they have deliberately begun to rely less on Republican headquarters with Steele at the helm. That may not be their preference, considering the RNC controls hundreds of millions of dollars worth of research, multimedia and communications technology and personnel.
But too often, the party chairman is involved elsewhere.
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State and local organizations are closer to the voters - it may well be time to reduce the emphasis on NATIONAL politics and return power to the States.
Good article.
I suppose that at this point it may be just as well that Steele is ignored.
Trying to oust him will cause a lot of effort that should be kept focused directly on the Democrats.
Win or lose - we can deal with Steele after November.
If I was running this is what I would do. They are right to stay out of the fray.
Anyone know who they are? I don't.
Steele will take credit for every victory, just watch! And in all the losses, he will put the blame on others, for not using him!
most likely they are the minority leader of both chambers so Mitch McConnell and John Boehner as well as the head of the RGA Haley Barbour who i wish was head of RNC at this point he did a great job when he was chairman.
also could mean strategists and state chairs or something
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