RNC convention spending alarms party veterans

GOP Worried About Convention Spending
The Washington Post reports: Republicans are spending freely on their 2012 national convention in Tampa, burning through money at a pace that has alarmed some Veterans of past conventions and causing more potential problems for Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele. Spending through September topped $636,800, according to figures in a report to the Federal Election Commission. That is 18 times the amount spent in a comparable period four years ago. At a time when Steele and ...

So, who will be the next RNC Chair?
Truth be told, I'm going to miss Michael Steele when he's gone. Republicans are spending freely on their 2012 national convention in Tampa, burning through money at a pace that has alarmed some Veterans of past conventions and causing more potential problems for Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele. Spending through September topped $636,800, according to figures in a report to the Federal Election Commission. That is 18 times the amount spent in a comparable period four ...

So, who will be the next RNC Chair?
Truth be told, I'm going to miss Michael Steele when he's gone. Republicans are spending freely on their 2012 national convention in Tampa, burning through money at a pace that has alarmed some Veterans of past conventions and causing more potential problems for Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele. Spending through September topped $636,800, according to figures in a report to the Federal Election Commission. That is 18 times the amount spent in a comparable period four ...

Steele faces opposition, dissent among RNC members
A large portion of the Republican National Committee (RNC) wants current chairman Michael Steele out before the Presidential Election cycle, according to interviews conducted by the Associated Press. Steele, a Controversial figure among Republicans, has faced criticism for his heavy spending and frequent gaffes as party chairman. He has not said whether he will pursue a Second Term. Balloting will take place in roughly two months, and of the 51 committee members interviewed, 39 said they ho...

Two Maryland Victors Avoided Taxes on Campaign Staffs
WASHINGTON - Maryland Republican Rep.-elect Andy Harris and Democratic Rep. Donna Edwards did not provide Health Insurance, cover Payroll taxes or pay for Unemployment Insurance for their campaign workers, a practice that may skirt IRS rules. The politicians avoided these costs by paying their campaign staffs as Independent Contractors instead of regular employees, according to expense reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. While employers are not legally mandated to provide health ...

Looks like the end is near for Michael Steele
A significant bloc of Republican National Committee members wants embattled chairman Michael Steele to step aside, but the Rank and File have failed to settle on a clear alternative, according to Associated Press interviews with committee members. More than four dozen interviews with members of the 168-member central committee found fear that a badly damaged Steele could emerge from the wreckage of a knockdown, drag-out fight to head the party as it challenges President Barack Obama in 2012. Whi...

Republican Sources Report Michael Steeles RNC Chairmanship In Danger
RNC Chairman Michael Steele ’s tenure has been one of the more Controversial in recent memory, and a new AP report shows many RNC insiders are hoping his embattled reign is nearing its end. Interviewing 51 committee members, the AP found 39 were hoping Steele would not run for Reelection in January, and even some of his closest allies feel this is the sunset of his time at the head of the Republican Party. Nearly a month after the Republicans captured the House and made significant inroads...

Steele's tenure as GOP chief may be nearing end
WASHINGTON – A significant bloc of Republican National Committee members wants embattled chairman Michael Steele to step aside, but the Rank and File have failed to settle on a clear alternative, according to Associated Press interviews with committee members. More than four dozen interviews with members of the 168-member central committee found fear that a badly damaged Steele could emerge from the wreckage of a knockdown, drag-out fight to head the party as it challenges President Bara...

Steele on thin ice at helm of Republican Party (AP)
WASHINGTON – A significant bloc of Republican National Committee members wants embattled chairman Michael Steele to step aside, but the Rank and File have failed to settle on a clear alternative, according to Associated Press interviews with committee members. More than four dozen interviews with members of the 168-member central committee found fear that a badly damaged Steele could emerge from the wreckage of a knockdown, drag-out fight to head the party as it challenges President Bara...

Steele on thin ice at helm of Republican Party
Sarah Palin: Serious 2012 contender or pretender? WASHINGTON (AP) — A significant bloc of Republican National Committee members wants embattled chairman Michael Steele to step aside, but the Rank and File have failed to settle on a clear alternative, according to Associated Press interviews with committee members. More than four dozen interviews with members of the 168-member central committee found fear that a badly damaged Steele could emerge from the wreckage of a knockdown, drag-out fi...

Afternoon Fix: Nearly 40 Republican National Committee members don't want Michael Steele to run for re-election; Sarah Palin tak
California Democratic Rep. Jerry McNerney wins re-election; one House race remains Undecided * In interviews with 51 of the 168 members of the Republican National Committee, the Associated Press found that 39 said they preferred RNC Chairman Michael Steele not be on the ballot in January's chairmanship election -- an indication that if he does decide to pursue a second term, Steele will face an uphill battle. * Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) took to Facebook on Thanksgiving Day to criticize ...

Does Rush Limbaugh Still Run The Republican Party?
Penny Nance is an unhinged fanatic from the dark fringes of the American Taliban. She heads the Hate Group Concerned Women for America, which is only concerned with a kind of cultish Extremism that has no place in America. She would however have felt right at home as a leader of the Bund Deutscher Mädel (the League of German Maidens), the Werk Glaube und Schönheit (the Belief and Beauty Society), the Frauenwerk or any of the organizations that made up the Nazi Women's League headed by the Pe...

Obama receives elbow on court, then 12 stitches
WASHINGTON — President Obama needed 12 stitches in his lip after taking an errant elbow during a pickup Basketball game yesterday morning with family and friends visiting for the Thanksgiving holiday, the White House said. First word of the injury came in a statement from Press Secretary Robert Gibbs nearly three hours after the incident. The White House identified the player causing the injury as Rey Decerega, director of programs for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. Obama re...

RNC members want Steele to step aside
AP: A significant bloc of Republican National Committee members wants embattled chairman Michael Steele to step aside, but the Rank and File have failed to settle on a clear alternative, according to Associated Press interviews with committee members. More than four dozen interviews with members of the 168-member central committee found fear that a badly damaged Steele could emerge from the wreckage of a knockdown, drag-out fight to head the party as it challenges President Barack Obama in 2012...

Steele on Thin Ice at Helm of Republican Party
The latest on President Obama, the new Congress and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion. WASHINGTON (AP) — A significant bloc of Republican National Committee members wants embattled chairman Michael Steele to step aside, but the Rank and File have failed to settle on a clear alternative, according to Associated Press interviews with committee members. More than four dozen interviews with members of the 168-member central committee found fear that a badly...

Steele on Thin Ice [rdbrewer]
Republican National Committee members are set to vote in two months. A significant bloc of Republican National Committee members wants embattled chairman Michael Steele to step aside, but the Rank and File have failed to settle on a clear alternative, according to Associated Press interviews with committee members. More than four dozen interviews with members of the 168-member central committee found fear that a badly damaged Steele could emerge from the wreckage of a knockdown, drag-out fight ...

RNC members want alternative to Michael Steele
WASHINGTON — A significant bloc of Republican National Committee members wants embattled chairman Michael Steele to step aside, but the Rank and File have failed to settle on a clear alternative, according to Associated Press interviews with committee members. More than four dozen interviews with members of the 168-member central committee found fear that a badly damaged Steele could emerge from the wreckage of a knockdown, drag-out fight to head the party as it challenges President Barack...

Norm Coleman says he won't pursue RNC chairmanship
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota says he won't pursue the Republican National Committee chairmanship as long as Michael Steele wants to keep the job. Coleman told the St. Paul Pioneer Press on Friday that part of his decision is based on respect for Steele, despite criticism directed against him from within the party. Coleman says he doesn't think Steele has gotten enough credit for the work he's done bringing the Tea Party movement and the GOP together. Coleman ...

RNC Chair Michael Steele may be on the way out
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele may be on the way out. According to the Associated Press, a significant number of Republican National Committee members would like Michael Steele to give up his post as chairman. In January, the Republican National Committee will pick a leader.  According to the Associated Press, 39 of 51 committee members surveyed prefer that Michael Steele not be on the ballot.  Michael Steele has not said if he will run for a Second Term.  S...

Steele's Tenure As GOP Chief May Be Nearing End
WASHINGTON — A significant bloc of Republican National Committee members wants embattled chairman Michael Steele to step aside, but the Rank and File have failed to settle on a clear alternative, according to Associated Press interviews with committee members. More than four dozen interviews with members of the 168-member central committee found fear that a badly damaged Steele could emerge from the wreckage of a knockdown, drag-out fight to head the party as it challenges President Bara...

Steele on thin ice at helm of Republican Party
WASHINGTON – A significant bloc of Republican National Committee members wants embattled chairman Michael Steele to step aside, but the Rank and File have failed to settle on a clear alternative, according to Associated Press interviews with committee members. More than four dozen interviews with members of the 168-member central committee found fear that a badly damaged Steele could emerge from the wreckage of a knockdown, drag-out fight to head the party as it challenges President Bara...

Steele on thin ice at helm of Republican Party
WASHINGTON — A significant bloc of Republican National Committee members wants embattled chairman Michael Steele to step aside, but the Rank and File have failed to settle on a clear alternative, according to Associated Press interviews with committee members. More than four dozen interviews with members of the 168-member central committee found fear that a badly damaged Steele could emerge from the wreckage of a knockdown, drag-out fight to head the party as it challenges President Bara...

Steele's Plight
RNC Chairman Michael Steele There are 168 members of the Republican National Committee. The AP interviewed 51 of them, 39 of which said they'd prefer Michael Steele not be on the ballot for Reelection as RNC chairman in January. Be careful though and don't over-read that. As we saw with Nancy Pelosi's re-election as the top Dem in the House, it takes more than general discontent to oust a leader. You need the opposition to coalesce around a viable alternative. Heck, you need a viable alternat...

Norm Coleman says he wont pursue RNC chairmanship
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota says he won’t pursue the Republican National Committee chairmanship as long as Michael Steele wants to keep the job. Coleman told the St. Paul Pioneer Press on Friday that part of his decision is based on respect for Steele, despite criticism directed against him from within the party. Coleman says he doesn’t think Steele has gotten enough credit for the work he’s done bringing the Tea Party movement and th...

AP: In Interviews With 51 RNC Committee Members, 39 Want Michael Steele To Step Aside
There are a total of 168 members, AP talked to 51 of them Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A significant bloc of Republican National Committee members wants embattled chairman Michael Steele to step aside, but the Rank and File have failed to settle on a clear alternative, according to Associated Press interviews with committee members . While most agree that Steele's time has been rough — and costly — the members also recognize that a leadership fight could overshadow gai...