That happened in spite of Steele, and the GOP.
It was the Tea Party Movement that caused that and Steele talked down the TPM in the beginning, like Newt and others that later jumped in front of the TPM parade when they realized they couldn't stop it.
“It was the Tea Party Movement that caused that and Steele talked down the TPM in the beginning,...”
Then why do you care who the GOP puts in as head of the RNC?