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Posted: 1/30/2009 10:51:23 PM EST
It's remarkable how much strife Steele has tolerated in his political career. A lot of other people would have called it quits.
Not this guy.
He's had Oreos thrown at him, been called Sambo and endured all kinds of hateful, racist attacks for having the nerve to be black and Republican.
These are things I have known for awhile, but I am guessing the liberal left who already has an eye on destroying this guy, well, they have no idea what he is made of.
If you want to know more about what Steele had to go through while carrying the GOP banner in the true-blue state of Maryland, here's a good place to start reading.
Not this guy.
He's had Oreos thrown at him, been called Sambo and endured all kinds of hateful, racist attacks for having the nerve to be black and Republican.
These are things I have known for awhile, but I am guessing the liberal left who already has an eye on destroying this guy, well, they have no idea what he is made of.
If you want to know more about what Steele had to go through while carrying the GOP banner in the true-blue state of Maryland, here's a good place to start reading.
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Posted: 1/30/2009 5:43:45 PM EST
Well, that didn't take long.
Hillary Clinton's former research director dished up a nasty hit-piece memo on Michael Steele hours after he was elected the GOP's first black RNC Chairman.
He cites shaky resources like Think Progress, a blog for the lefty Center for American Progress for his research. This would be like me linking to comments on FreeRepublic to back up my facts.
Steele's clearly got the Dems scared.
And, I wonder why Hillary's old research man had oppo sitting around on Steele...?
Here's a sampling of some of the disgusting comments already being posted on the Huffington Post regarding Steele's race and new status in the GOP:
Hillary Clinton's former research director dished up a nasty hit-piece memo on Michael Steele hours after he was elected the GOP's first black RNC Chairman.
He cites shaky resources like Think Progress, a blog for the lefty Center for American Progress for his research. This would be like me linking to comments on FreeRepublic to back up my facts.
Steele's clearly got the Dems scared.
And, I wonder why Hillary's old research man had oppo sitting around on Steele...?
Here's a sampling of some of the disgusting comments already being posted on the Huffington Post regarding Steele's race and new status in the GOP:
I guess the GOP tried to pull a McCain (pandering to women with Palin as his running mate) by trying to pander to the African-American community and possibly other minorities.Expect a lot more talk like this from the Left. I'd also expect Steele to FIRMLY put them in their place in some of his early interviews.
How nice for them, they managed to find a African American in their party. I guess they think this is their "Teflon" against Obama now LOL, LOL. "We can say all the racists stuff we want now" we're covered!
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Posted: 1/30/2009 4:20:23 PM EST
Former Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele has WON the race to become RNC Party Chairman on the sixth ballot.
There is a ton for card-trading going on outside the member floor right now...lots of consultants were camped out at the Hilton's 1st floor bar through voting session waiting to see which person they would be issuing contract proposals to for the 2010 and 2012 election cycles.
There is a ton for card-trading going on outside the member floor right now...lots of consultants were camped out at the Hilton's 1st floor bar through voting session waiting to see which person they would be issuing contract proposals to for the 2010 and 2012 election cycles.
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Posted: 1/30/2009 3:31:48 PM EST
Steele 79
Dawson 69
Anuzis 20
Steele is now only 6 ballots away from becoming RNC Chair.
Anuzis has conceded and it likely most of his votes will go to Steele.
Dawson 69
Anuzis 20
Steele is now only 6 ballots away from becoming RNC Chair.
Anuzis has conceded and it likely most of his votes will go to Steele.
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Posted: 1/30/2009 2:41:47 PM EST
Big shocker on the fourth ballot.
South Carolina GOP Chairman Katon Dawson jumped into the lead with 62 votes, which means he was the beneficiary of Chairman Duncan's, who dropped out after the 3rd ballot, scattered votes
Here's the breakdown:
Dawson 62
Steele 60
Anuzis 31
Blackwell 15
Lots of gasps when Dawon's results were announced. People say this thing is going to take a lot longer now.
Word is that there is a wedding booked in the main ballroom at 5pm, which means if a candidate fails to reach a 85 vote majority by that time, the meeting is going to be moved to the St. Regis Hotel...which presents a ton of logistical problems--for the RNC and the poor bride who is going to be taking over the room after they leave.
South Carolina GOP Chairman Katon Dawson jumped into the lead with 62 votes, which means he was the beneficiary of Chairman Duncan's, who dropped out after the 3rd ballot, scattered votes
Here's the breakdown:
Dawson 62
Steele 60
Anuzis 31
Blackwell 15
Lots of gasps when Dawon's results were announced. People say this thing is going to take a lot longer now.
Word is that there is a wedding booked in the main ballroom at 5pm, which means if a candidate fails to reach a 85 vote majority by that time, the meeting is going to be moved to the St. Regis Hotel...which presents a ton of logistical problems--for the RNC and the poor bride who is going to be taking over the room after they leave.
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Posted: 1/30/2009 2:19:18 PM EST
Current RNC Chairman Robert "Mike" Duncan just withdrew from the race for RNC Chair.
He received 44 ballots of support in the third round of voting, which means the competition for those ballots is going to be fierce.
He received 44 ballots of support in the third round of voting, which means the competition for those ballots is going to be fierce.
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Posted: 1/30/2009 1:58:42 PM EST
Steele 51
Duncan 44
Dawson 34
Anuzis 24
Blackwell 15
Another big win for Team Steele--he jumped into the lead on the 3rd ballot.
Duncan continues to lose ballots. No movement on Anuzis and Blackwell. Dawson gains 5, which shouldn't be dismissed. 5 ballots is a big deal in a race this close
Now for some updates on the scene here at the RNC Winter Meeting:
As you might expect, there's a lot men in suits running around here. It's a little chaotic in between ballots. People break out of the main room to talk, lobby, smoke cigarettes and everything else that people do at these sorts of things.
Not only is the Winter Meeting a place for important party work, it's a place for members to catch up with each other, figure out future plans and strategize.
There's lots of people watching, too. Fox News's Carl Cameron is chatting with members, CNN's GOP commentator Leslie Sanchez tip-toed out of the main ballroom on her standby heels for a phone conversation.
Press folks stalk the candidates every move. Lots of talk on Twitter about Blackwell chatting with Steele in the hallway. Prompts wild discussion about a potential "alliance."
So, all that said, reporting on the Winter Meeting is exciting, but it's also a little like reporting on a high school prom.
Duncan 44
Dawson 34
Anuzis 24
Blackwell 15
Another big win for Team Steele--he jumped into the lead on the 3rd ballot.
Duncan continues to lose ballots. No movement on Anuzis and Blackwell. Dawson gains 5, which shouldn't be dismissed. 5 ballots is a big deal in a race this close
Now for some updates on the scene here at the RNC Winter Meeting:
As you might expect, there's a lot men in suits running around here. It's a little chaotic in between ballots. People break out of the main room to talk, lobby, smoke cigarettes and everything else that people do at these sorts of things.
Not only is the Winter Meeting a place for important party work, it's a place for members to catch up with each other, figure out future plans and strategize.
There's lots of people watching, too. Fox News's Carl Cameron is chatting with members, CNN's GOP commentator Leslie Sanchez tip-toed out of the main ballroom on her standby heels for a phone conversation.
Press folks stalk the candidates every move. Lots of talk on Twitter about Blackwell chatting with Steele in the hallway. Prompts wild discussion about a potential "alliance."
So, all that said, reporting on the Winter Meeting is exciting, but it's also a little like reporting on a high school prom.
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Posted: 1/30/2009 12:49:48 PM EST
Duncan 48
Steele 48
Dawson 29
Anuzis 24
Blackwell 15
Duncan and Blackwell are the biggest losers in the second round of balloting, Steele is the biggest winner.
Steele gained TWO votes. Dawson gained ONE vote. Anuzis gained TWO..
Duncan lost FOUR, Blackwell lost FIVE.
Biggest question for the third round of balloting is, again, who defectors from Duncan and Blackwell will go to.
Once those two drop, that will leave a whopping 63 votes up for grabs.
Steele 48
Dawson 29
Anuzis 24
Blackwell 15
Duncan and Blackwell are the biggest losers in the second round of balloting, Steele is the biggest winner.
Steele gained TWO votes. Dawson gained ONE vote. Anuzis gained TWO..
Duncan lost FOUR, Blackwell lost FIVE.
Biggest question for the third round of balloting is, again, who defectors from Duncan and Blackwell will go to.
Once those two drop, that will leave a whopping 63 votes up for grabs.
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Posted: 1/30/2009 12:38:11 PM EST
There's lots of optimistic chatter from Team Steele for the 2nd ballot. They think they might be able to win it on the 2nd or the 3rd.
85 votes required to win.
85 votes required to win.
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Posted: 1/30/2009 12:01:03 PM EST
Duncan 52
Steele 46
Dawson 28
Anuzis 22
Blackwell 20
The first ballot is a big victory for Steele and a disappointment for Blackwell.
Anuzis and Dawson are going to be duking it out on the second ballot to stay competitive. They'll both aim to flip supporters from Duncan and Blackwell into their own columns.
Now, it's important which candidate can "grow" the most votes by picking off people from Duncan...part of this spin will be from Duncan's opponents who want to members to believe the 52 vote count is a negative referendum on his management of the 2008 election.
And they'd be right , securing only 52 votes out of 168 as the current chairman has to hurt Duncan.
Blackwell's whip team was lobbying supporters strong to stick with him through multiple ballots. One of them was even dropping flyers to remind them of previous elections where members have won after only securing ballots in the low-twenties on the first round.
See my memo yesterday on how to read the "smoke signals" through the multi-ballot race.
Steele 46
Dawson 28
Anuzis 22
Blackwell 20
The first ballot is a big victory for Steele and a disappointment for Blackwell.
Anuzis and Dawson are going to be duking it out on the second ballot to stay competitive. They'll both aim to flip supporters from Duncan and Blackwell into their own columns.
Now, it's important which candidate can "grow" the most votes by picking off people from Duncan...part of this spin will be from Duncan's opponents who want to members to believe the 52 vote count is a negative referendum on his management of the 2008 election.
And they'd be right , securing only 52 votes out of 168 as the current chairman has to hurt Duncan.
Blackwell's whip team was lobbying supporters strong to stick with him through multiple ballots. One of them was even dropping flyers to remind them of previous elections where members have won after only securing ballots in the low-twenties on the first round.
See my memo yesterday on how to read the "smoke signals" through the multi-ballot race.
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