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RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has resigned from her position leading the Republican party and her successors have already been named. As expected, Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, has been named as co-chair of the Republican National Committee. She replaces Drew McKissick, while North Carolina GOP chairman Michael Whately takes over for McDaniel. Whatley was also nominated by the former president, whose views Whatley shares when it comes to beliefs that there was voter fraud in the 2020 election..

Ronna McDaniel said she will resign from her position as Republican National Committee chair days after Super Tuesday. "The RNC has historically undergone change once we have a nominee and it has always been my intention to honor that tradition," McDaniel said in her resignation announcement, ABC News reported Monday. "I remain committed to winning back the White House and electing Republicans up and down the ballot in November."

He made the announcement on Monday. Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Michael Whatley as Republican National Committee chair and his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, as co-chair. The news comes as Ronna McDaniel, the current chair of the Republican National Committee, and Trump have discussed the possibility of her resigning, according to multiple people familiar with their conversation. However, the RNC issued its own statement following Trump’s endorsement of new party leadership with a statement that Chairwoman McDaniel would not step down from her post or announce future plans until after the South Carolina GOP primary on Feb. 24.

DC_Draino @DC_Draino Don’t let all this DeSantis news distract you from the fact that Ronna McRomney is *still* the RNC chair

After nearly two months of barbs and accusations, a major fight for the future of the Republican Party concludes Friday at a luxury seaside resort in southern California’s Orange County. That’s where the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) 168 members, gathering for their annual winter meeting, will hold a secret ballot vote for the national party’s next chair. On the eve of the highly anticipated vote, one of the most popular politicians in the GOP weighed-in on the race, as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called for "a change" and urged "new blood" at the RNC. The conservative governor, whose seen his...

#BREAKING: Gov. Ron DeSantis praises Harmeet Dhillon ( @pnjaban) in bid for RNC chair "I think we need a change, I think we need to get some new blood in the RNC. I like what Harmeet Dhillon has said about getting the RNC out of DC [...] We need some fresh thinking." Video: https://mobile.twitter.com/FLVoiceNews/status/1618667170954895362

Harmeet Dhillon announces run for RNC chair. Video of announcement on Tucker Carlson in link.

Twitter is "shadow banning" elected Republican Party representatives and spokespersons on top of tons of prominent right-wing voices, but no prominent Democrats are being similarly censored according to a new report from VICE. VICE reports: Twitter is limiting the visibility of prominent Republicans in search results -- a technique known as "shadow banning" -- in what it says is a side effect of its attempts to improve the quality of discourse on the platform. The Republican Party chair Ronna McDaniel, several conservative Republican congressmen, and Donald Trump Jr.'s spokesman no longer appear in the auto-populated drop-down search box on Twitter,...

Michael Steele unintentionally said it best himself at a debate for chairman of the Republican National Committee: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," he said, incorrectly attributing the line to "War and Peace," which he called his favorite book. (It's from "A Tale of Two Cities.") Today, at a sprawling resort just outside Washington, Steele delivering a speech -- in his capacity as RNC chairman -- was essentially his last pitch to members before today's vote of the 168 committee members who, will determine his fate this afternoon. "You shocked the world," he told...

Anuzis is gaining favor after the assumed frontrunner, Reince Priebus, took heat from Connecticut GOP chairman Chris Healy. Healy suggests Anuzis or Wagner may become Priebus' direct opponent. Read it at: The Weekly StandardConservative bloggers like Dan Riehl and Vassar Bushmills and JadedByPolitics at RedState among others are loudly criticizing Priebus. I have given my two cents in the race, of course, calling for Saul Anuzis as RNC chair. Saul has been a sort of social media wizard and understands the importance of reaching the grassroots. I have also said that Wagner seems out of the loop on why conservatism...

Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Rob Gleason is reaching out to members of the Republican National Committee and top GOP operatives in advance of a possible bid for national party chairman, a source close to Gleason told POLITICO. Other RNC insiders whose names have been floated for chairman include former Michigan Chairman Saul Anuzis, Connecticut Chairman Chris Healy, Wisconsin Chairman Reince Priebus, former North Dakota Chairman Gary Emineth, California Chairman Ron Nehring, District of Columbia Committeeman Tony Parker, Texas Committeeman Bill Crocker, former RNC Deputy Chairwoman Maria Cino, RNC Co-Chairwoman Jan Larimer and former RNC Chairman Mike Duncan.

A prominent Michigan Republican is running against party chairman Michael Steele. Saul Anuzis made his plans known Friday in an e-mail in which he says the party can win in 2012 only if the chairman steps out of the limelight and allows the candidates to become the voice and face of Republicans.

You really have to laugh at these Republican establishment types. These “good old boy” characters couldn’t be more pathetic if they tried. As you know, Michael Steele has once again opened mouth and inserted foot. Full disclosure, I like Michael Steele. I don’t have bad feelings for the guy. But he’s proven that being the Chairman of the RNC isn’t the best use of his talents. This latest flap is way overblown, however. He’s said worse. Anyhow, this isn’t about bashing Michael Steele. Nope, this is all about exposing the pathetic milquetoast moderates and their silly notions. With all of...

Wealthy contributors to the GOP are reportedly "shunning" the Republican National Committee over concerns that Chairman Michael Steele may be more focused on promoting his new book and collecting personal speaking fees than on the needs of the party. Since he took over as leader a year ago, the RNC's cash levels have fallen from $22.8 million to just $8.7 million. Steele's response to the wave of censure has been to tell his critics to "shut up" and "get a life." Can he still be an effective leader for the GOP? Time's up, Steele: Michael Steele needs to go, says...

If you recall, doubt that you do, I put forth my support for Michael Steele the second I learned of his interest in running for RNC chair. I believe, although it is difficult to prove, that Duncan screwed the pooch and under his watch the GOP lost tremendous ground. Therefore it was imperative for the GOP to acquire new leadership and this was done today. Although Steele is dubbed centrist (perhaps incorrectly), he is for the most part a very approachable conservative man. His is eloquent, genuine and extremely personable. His task right now is to mobilize the Republican base...

Washington, DC (AHN) - Beating out opponent South Carolina GOP chairman Katon Dawson 91 to 77, Michael Steele, the first African American elected to statewide office in Maryland, has won election as chairman of the Republican National Committee. A former lieutenant governor in Maryland, Steele will replace Mike Duncan, who dropped out of the balloting earlier today. Michigan GOP chairman Saul Anuzis also dropped out of contention for the Republican National Committee chairman because of the rationale, "Can't win. I know how to count." The race was headed into a sixth ballot with 85 votes needed to win. On the...

Steele is kickin' elephant arse: Saul Anuzis_________5% (93 votes) Ken Blackwell_______6% (117 votes) Katon Dawson______2% (36 votes) Mike Duncan_______1% (24 votes) Chip Saltsman______12% (218 votes) Michael Steele______74% (1360 votes) Total votes: 1848

There are 168 members who will be voting to decide the next RNC Chairman at the RNC Winter Meeting on January 20, 2009. There are three members from each state who are able to vote, the state Chairman, the state National Committeeman and the state National Committeewoman. To locate the names of who your local state members are, perform the following steps: Go to the National GOP Website - State Parties page: and select the state in which you live, which will bring up all three voting member names for the state selected. You can pick a new state by...

In the aftermath of the 2008 election, the Republican Party has begun going through the litany of reasons that they lost. While the GOP must do many things better, the one thing that it must do if it wants to win back power is to put forward powerful ideas that persuade today's voters. President-elect Barack Obama won a decisive victory over Sen. John McCain. Despite Mr. McCain's extraordinary record and his centrist credentials, Mr. Obama's twin themes of change and hope caught fire with American voters, and will now take him to the White House. Recriminations are naturally flying around...

JUST MAYBE. Maybe this "draft Sununu for Republican National Chairman" thing isn't a waste of time. It's not something we'd expect Sen. John Sununu to want to get into. Sure, he lost his reelection bid, but he's young, he has a growing family and, politically speaking, he still has a bright future and, with his independent streak, he isn't someone we'd think would want to become the face of the establishment Republican Party, not to mention take part in the very inside baseball game of running for the post. But, surprisingly, Sununu didn't close the door to it yesterday. Sununu...