Haley Barbour Concurs And Phones Are Ringing In RNC Land

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[Artemis Webb]

The Haley Barbour Ping List

Let me know if you want on or off the list.

[ilgipper]

I know it is unlikely to happen, but it would be nice to see Barbour back in the RNC chairman role leading in 2012. He was the best we have seen in recent decades.

[SumProVita]

“...the RNC’s get out the vote (GOTV) efforts were sub-par”

I very much agree.

[Artemis Webb]

It seems more likely than not that Barbour is going to make a presidential run. Having said the GOP is unquestionably swinging to the right and it’s leaving Michael Steele behind. I have nothing personal against Steele. He’s simply the wrong person for the job and he needs to go.

[GeronL]

The RGA puts up great GOTV efforts when there is a leftist candidate for Governor like in MassaTaxes.

[AFreeBird]

[GeronL]

Barbour did go out of his way to help elect a leftist pro-gay agenda governor in Massataxes after all.

[GeronL]

Haley Barbour is not Presidential material to me

[trisham]

It’s a great idea.

[Artemis Webb]

Yes Geron...everybody knows who you think is the anointed one.

[Maine Mariner]

Much better as head of the party.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Haley Barbour is not Presidential material to me

Well, I don't know if he is or not, but he has that NASCOER accent.

[elpadre]

the RNC was expending much of their energy putting down Tea Party candidates.

[NeoCaveman]

Ohio got a tenth of the GOTV money they usually get from the RNC. Why? Because the RNC can’t raise money with Steele as the head.

[GeronL]

Not everyone. As a matter of fact some think I am totally the opposite.

After the 2008 election it was the perfect time for a political leader to take the national stage and really lead the charge against Obama and the socialists. Not as a secondary occupation either.

How many can you name?

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Head’s up!

[Artemis Webb]

<"Ohio got a tenth of the GOTV money they usually get from the RNC. Why? Because the RNC can’t raise money with Steele as the head."

Exactly. Steele has done a great job of alienating conservatives. When he does say anything in support of conservatives anymore it rings as perfunctory and forced.

[SomeCallMeTim]

I Agree 100%.. the GOTV effort was weak.

I volunteered to help in Ky... took them 3 weeks to call me back. When they did, it was 4 days before the election.

I’ve YET to get a single email from RNC. Ever.

[Nevadan]

A Freeper on another thread referred to the “get out the vote effort” by the Democrat machine on behalf of Harry Reid as “Shock & Awe”. I concur. The problem with Republicans is that their “get out the vote effort” is not even a pale shadow of the Democrat effort.