Posted on 01/14/2011 11:08:07 AM PST by iowamark
Wisconsin Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus led after the first ballot in the race for chairman of the Republican National Committee.
Needing 85 votes among the 168 members to win, Priebus took 45 votes in the first round. Trailing Priebus after one round is Chairman Michael Steele with 44 votes, former RNC official Maria Cino with 32 votes, Michigan Committeeman Saul Anuzis with 24 votes, and former Missouri GOP Chairwoman Ann Wagner with 23 votes.
Several more ballots are expected before someone reaches the 85-vote threshold. Steele won the 2009 race after six rounds, defeating a five-candidate field that included Anuzis and then-Chairman Mike Duncan.
All eyes are now on Steele to see if his support begins to dwindle. In 2009, Duncan dropped out after three rounds after watching his vote total dwindle from 52 to 44. He had led after the first round and was tied with Steele after the second round.
The sense here is that if Steele did not finish in first place after the first ballot, he would have a difficult chance of winning. Still, much of the talk among members before this vote centered on whether Steele would leave the race when it became apparent he could not win...
True enough.
I see Priebus was a choice of the TEA Party types who have been painted as "racist."
Yo Reince,
I just learned of your existence today.
I know you’re not in Congress, but if you have any influence, tell the ‘critters we want them to sit proudly as a bloc at the State of the Union speech. No caving to commies.
Please give me good reasons to resume contributing to the RNC.
If Priebus is Barbour’s man, and I think he is, this is no problem for Palin. No RNC Chairman can “deliver” a nomination.
Not even Sisyphus could roll the gigantic boulder that is Barbour up the hill to the GOP nomination.
It will be Palin. I also predict that it will not be that close, which makes it hard to see who the runnerup will be.
Congrats on escaping Alabama! I have a good friend who lived in Tuscaloosa, then Daphne for a while; I went to visit him in the latter.
How bad must your parents hate you if you’re a boy and get saddled with the name “Twinkle”? I can only imagine the playground beatings that ensued...that’s ten times worse than being a Boy Named Sue.
Young Boozer? I hadn’t heard that one. He should be in charge of whatever Alabama’s version of NC’s ABC Commission is.
*escaping TO Alabama, I meant.
Well put!
You know, I knew that... but succumbed to two different internet references claiming otherwise. I was weak and was found wrong. Thanks for the correction.
Great eyes.
Oh well. I’m glad to know that no one named a boy Twinkle (as far as we know).
I certainly like your theory. See also: Barack Obama.
I like it. I know his name isn’t pronounced “rinse”, but it was too good to pass up.
Duh! ;-)
I just read your post. This is great news.
“Priebus resides in Kenosha with his wife Sally, his son Jack, and baby girl Grace Avalyn.”
Works for me.
“Priebus resides in Kenosha with his wife Sally, his son Jack, and baby girl Grace Avalyn.”
Works for me.
Haley Barbour's accent is not just thick,but when you watch him speak you can get distracted by the twisting mouth. If you had 50 States of Mississippi he might make a good candidate. He was great as RNC Chair, we need to move on.
Fire the black guy from RNC, then try to put hog jowl mouth in there to run against the radical leftist black guy, sounds like political hari Kari to me.
I understand that he has criticized the tea party movement. If that is true he is in for a rude awakening.
I do not want Barbour to be President ever.
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