RNC Shakeup: Swapping a General for a Colonel

GOPUSA ^ | January 24, 2002 | Mike Bayham

[gopusa.com]

This past weekend the "leadership" of the national Republican Party converged on Austin, Texas to ratify the second RNC head in as many years. The vote to elect former Montana Governor Marc Racicot was a mere formality with President George W. Bush's post-election/debacle decree that Racicot should be running the RNC going into the mid-term Congressional races.

It is tradition, and good policy, that the occupant of the White House, or his advisers, select the chairman of the national party so that the strategies and messages coming out of both camps are coordinated. Because the now immediate past RNC Chairman did not fully understand this tradition and reality, he is now out of a job.

Read the complete column at http://gopusa.com/mikebayham/mb_0124.shtml

[Asclepius]

Because the now immediate past RNC Chairman did not fully understand this tradition and reality, he is now out of a job.

He should post his resume on monster.com.

[Major Matt Mason]

Racicot is not in a position for the political faint of heart. He has less than a year to turn around a trend that has already resulted in the loss of the US Senate to the Democrats and history right now has them control of both houses of Congress in 2003.

The reason for the downward trend of the GOP has been the abandonment of the party's conservative message. GOP moderates have been trying to take control of the party ever since the Pubbies were outmaneuvered by Clinton during the 95-96 budget battle. Conservatives gave the Repupublicans the majority in '94, so a lack of enthusiasm on the right will almost certainly lead to a loss of power for the party.

[GotDangGenius]

Actually, the decline of Republicans in the House and Senate is due to the stupidity of Republican political advisors.

The conservative wing of the party did NOT cause the 94 change-over to Republican. In fact just the opposite- conservatives are always going to show up at the polls- it's the center, with some Democrats that came to the polls in 94 to elect Republicans. The truth of the matter is that the moderate voters caused Congress to change over to Republican in 94.

The Republicans have spent more in Congress in the last few years than at anytime in history except the 1970's. That's not why they are in decline- that's why they have barely hung on--- doling out the pork-- that's what kept the house in DEM hands for 40 years- pork pork pork-- that's what it's all about at the capital for the most part anyway.

What's stupid about Republicans is that they haven't "got it" yet- the political rhetoric you need to stay in power, and their political advisors are whack cases.

[Iowa Granny]

Interesting Reading. And an early morning Bump.