Anti-Steele heavyweight endorses Priebus in RNC race

Steele stuns by running for re-election
Despite facing intense criticism from within his own party, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele told members of the party committee Tuesday night that he would mount a campaign for another two-year term atop the GOP. Steele, breaking a month-long silence about his intentions, acknowledged that he had “stumbled along the way” during the Conference Call with members of the RNC's 168-member governing board. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset Politico 44 But in a ...

In surprise, RNC head Steele seeks another term
WASHINGTON — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele launched a fight to keep his job Monday, stunning many in the party who had expected him to step aside. His decision means Republicans will be debating the record of their first African-American chairman next month at the moment the new GOP-controlled House is being sworn in. Steele and Republican congressional leaders have been at odds in the past and a bruising internecine fight could become an unwelcome distraction. Nea...

What the RNC race could look like - Jonathan Martin and Mike Allen
Michael Steele’s decision on whether to seek another term as Republican National Committee Chairman will finally offer a measure of clarity to a race that so far has been marked by uncertainty. But, equally important, it could put an end to an ongoing drama that has cast a shadow over the leadership of the ascendant GOP. Steele is expected to disclose his plans during a conference call Monday evening with the 168-member party committee, and multiple GOP sources indicate that he’s ...

Michael Steele seeks second term, surprising GOP insiders
Reporting from Washington — Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele launched a fight to keep his job Monday, stunning many in the party who had expected him to step aside. His decision means Republicans will be debating the record of its first African American chairman next month just as the new GOP-controlled House is being sworn in. Steele and Republican congressional leaders have been at odds in the past and a bruising internecine fight could become an unwelcome distrac...

The Fix: Steele expected to announce RNC bid tonight
1. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele will hold a Conference Call with supporters tonight where he is widely expected to announce whether he will seek a Second Term in his current post. Steele alerted RNC members of the Conference Call on Saturday night. If Steele is, in fact, running for a second term, a Conference Call would be an odd way of going about it. Sources close to the situation say Steele has done little to get a new campaign off the ground. But, one Republican...

For sheer entertainment value, the folks picking the new RNC chair have some formidable history to live up to
Remember the last time the RNC tried to pick a chairman? by Ken I know, I know, I've got the late-night slot where I might once have slipped a "Comedy Tonight" item clogged up with all this Thurber stuff. Still, we have to take note of the exciting news that Michael Steele has decided to run for Reelection as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Woo-hoo! Probably you're thinking, "But he'll be a shoo-in, won't he? Isn't he, after all, the architect of the Republican Resurgence? Just ...

RNC Chair Steele to run for re-election
WASHINGTON — Embattled Republican Party chairman Michael Steele announced Monday that he will seek a Second Term despite a rocky two years marked by allegations of financial mismanagement and frequent verbal gaffes. After weighing a decision for weeks as challengers lined up, Steele alerted the 168-member Republican National Committee during an evening Conference Call that he would run, according to participants listening. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because the call was...

GOP chairman Steele running for re-election (AP)
WASHINGTON – Embattled GOP Republican Party chairman Michael Steele announced Monday that he will seek a Second Term despite a rocky two years marked by allegations of financial mismanagement and frequent verbal gaffes. After weighing a decision for weeks as challengers lined up, Steele alerted the 168-member Republican National Committee during an evening Conference Call that he would run. "Yes, I have stumbled along the way, but have always accounted to you for such shortcomings. No ex...

First Read - Steele's Top 10 gaffes
What was Michael Steele's biggest gaffe? 10. Rationalizing his gaffes This evening, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is expected to hold a Conference Call with RNC members to discuss whether he'll seek a Second Term. The smart money -- because he has disappeared from the public view as other Republicans have lined up to replace him -- and because he hasn't assembled a campaign team -- is that Steele won't run. Despite the GOP's political success in the 2009-2010 cycle, Steel...

Sources Say Steele Will Seek Second Term As RNC Chair
Controversial Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, who last month presided over the GOP's biggest electoral gains since 1938, will announce tonight that he is running for re-election, Fox News has learned from two RNC members. Ending weeks of rumors that he would not seek a Second Term, Steele plans to throw his hat into the ring during a Conference Call with RNC members at 7:30 p.m. ET, the sources said. Steele is said to be amused by false reports of his Retirement and intent...

GOP chairman Steele decides to run for re-election
WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 14: (FILE PHOTO) Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele holds a news conference to announce the party's new campaign, "Listen To Me!" at the RNC headquarters December 14, 2009 in Washington, DC. Its been reported that Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele will announce tonight that he is running for re-election for his chair December 13, 2010. (Getty Images North America WASHINGTON — Embattled Republican Party chairman Michael Steele an...

Steele to run for second term as RNC head
RNC Chairman Michael Steele, shown on Nov. 2, 2010, in Washington. UPI/Roger L. Wollenberg WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele told party officials in Washington Monday he will seek a Second Term. Steele made his plans known during a Conference Call with RNC members late Monday, The Hill reported. Citing prepared remarks, the Capitol Hill publication quoted Steele as saying he merits re-election because the GOP captured the House and gained seats in...

Norm Coleman May Enter RNC Race
From Mike Allen at Politico: Norm Coleman — former U.S. senator from Minnesota and the current Chief Executive Officer of the American Action Network and Forum, a key outside GOP group — is likely to enter the race for Republican National Committee Chairman now that Michael Steele is expected to announce that he will not seek Reelection. “Norm is leaning towards running, based on his ability to raise money and act as a national surrogate,” a close source said. Friends say Coleman&

Michael Steele Seeks a 2nd Term as Head of R.N.C.
WASHINGTON — In the face of overwhelming criticism about his stewardship of the Republican National Committee, Michael Steele, the party chairman, declared Monday evening that he had no intentions of quietly stepping aside and vowed to seek re-election to lead the party into the 2012 Presidential Campaign. “Our work is not done,” Michael Steele, shown last year, told members of the Republican National Committee on Monday. The latest on President Obama, the new Congress and ot...

Steele running for reelection - Mike Allen
Stunning supporters and critics alike, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele announced his Reelection bid by e-mail shortly after a Conference Call with committee members tonight: "I come to my bosses with a record that only you can judge, based upon directions you made clear to me from the very beginning. Yes, I have stumbled along the way, but have always accounted to you for such shortcomings. No excuses. No lies. No hidden agenda. Going forward, I ask for your support ...

No Hope for Michael Steele
Posted by Rich Trzupek on Dec 15th, 2010 and filed under FrontPage. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed. It’s an odd turn of events when a party makes historic gains in Congress, as the GOP did in 2010, but the leader of that party stands little chance of winning re-election. Yet, that is exactly the situation that Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele finds himself in...

Steele's stumbles: A catalog
In announcing his bid for a Second Term, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele admitted Monday with uncharacteristic understatement to having “stumbled along the way.” Those stumbles have come at such frequent intervals that it’s easy to forget some of his biggest doozies. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset Politico 44 Forget the more serious criticisms of his tenure—the operational problems such as a cash crunch, the Resignation of the respected pol...

Michael Steele Not Running for a Second Term
Get alerts when there is a new article that might interest you. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele is expected to announce he will Drop Out of the highly contested race to keep his post, multiple RNC sources told FoxNews.com on Sunday. Fox News has confirmed Steele sent an e-mail to committee members Saturday night with the subject line, “Conference Call.” Steele's ability to run a competitive race was dashed when Wisconsin GOP chairman Reince Priebus, Steele's for...

Norm Coleman may enter RNC race
Norm Coleman — former U.S. senator from Minnesota, and now chairman of American Action Network and Forum, a key outside GOP group – is likely to enter the race for Republican National Committee chairman now that Michael Steele is expected to announce he will not seek Reelection. “Norm is leaning towards running, based on his ability to raise money and act as a national surrogate,” a close source said. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset Politico 44 Friends say Colem...

GOP watch: No mandate for Republicans?
The Washington Post’s write-up of its new Post/ABC poll: “The Midterm Elections - in which Republicans gained 63 seats to take control of the House and added six seats to their Senate minority - were widely seen as a rebuke to President Obama. Still, the public trusts Obama marginally more than they do congressional Republicans to deal with the country's main problems in the coming years, 43 percent to 38 percent. The poll suggests that the election, while perhaps a vote against the ...

Coleman May Enter RNC Race
Politico reports: Norm Coleman — former U.S. senator from Minnesota, and now chairman of American Action Network and Forum, a key outside GOP group - is likely to enter the race for Republican National Committee Chairman now that Michael Steele is expected to announce he will not seek Reelection. “Norm is leaning towards running, based on his ability to raise money and act as a national surrogate,” a close source said. Friends say Coleman’s big push would be his ability to he

Michael Steele To Seek Second Term As RNC Chair
Michael Steele has announced he will seek to keep his post as Chairman of the Republican National Committee. It was generally believed he was going to announce that he was stepping down. Criticism of Steele has helped lead to a crowded field of challengers seeking to head the RNC. Among those who have officially announced they are in the race are Saul Anuzis, a committee member from Michigan who ran and lost to Steele in 2009, and Reince Priebus of Wisconsin, a former member of Steele’s ...

Street Guy Michael Steele Seeks Second Term
Michael Steele informed the Republican National Committee last night that he would seek a Second Term as RNC chair, causing committee members to choke on their Mint Juleps and then beat their Rentboys with riding crops as they whispered to themselves “that Negro!,” over and over and over again. Moments later, Steele appeared on Greta Van Susteren’s variety show, and explained why the Republican White Establishment hates him so dearly. “I’m much more of a street guy,...

Michael Steele: Im Much More Of A Street Guy
“My style is more Grassroots oriented,” Michael Steele tells Fox News. “The party needs to get outside its comfort zone,” he says as he describes going to Harlem to get votes for Republicans. This sounds like a prelude to the Race Card to me. See, if they don’t elect Steele to lead the party again they’re staying in their comfort zone by not staying with a black man as their chairman. But really Steele’s problems have nothing to do with his skin color an...

Michael Steele Announces He is Running for Reelection as RNC Chair Takes Credit For Historic GOP Landslide in November (Video)
RNC Chairman Michael Steele announced yesterday that he would run for Reelection as chair of the Republican Party. Steele also took credit for the historic landslide in November. The Republican Party picked up 63 seats in the US House of Representatives, 6 Senate seats, including Barack Obama’s former seat and over 600 seats in the several state Elections....