Republican National Committee holds special DC session today
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- Republican National Committee holds special DC session today
- Christie Former US Attorney Enters Governor’s Race in New Jersey
- Franken emerges as GP Public Enemy No. 1
- GP being dragged back to its roots by blue dog democrats
- Bloomberg Rekindling His Republican Romance: Report
- More Senate Republican Retirements?
Republican National Committee holds special DC session today
Los Angeles Times CA
session todayHaving lost both houses of Congress in two consecutive elections and now the big house — the white one down Pennsylvania Avenue — Republican National Committee members gather in a crucial special session this morning on Capitol Hill to ponder the devastation and hear talk about the future. All six candidates for chairman will speak along with those seeking other party offices during the regular RNC meeting at the end of this month. But the race to head the party and begin the rebuilding process was so urgent that this special session was recently added. While the Democrats and President-elect.
Christie Former US Attorney Enters Governor’s Race in New Jersey
New York Times United States
Lonegan one of two other Republicans who have filed papers to vie for the party’s nomination said he thought Mr. Christie was not conservative enough for a majority of primary voters. “This is going to be a battle for the soul of the. Lonegan who has already raised $400000 and has qualified for matching funds.
Franken emerges as GP Public Enemy No. 1
Politico DC
Norm Coleman (R-Minn. ) has filed suit to contest the results of a disputed recount process that turned his narrow lead into a 225-vote deficit his likely defeat stands to turn Franken the polarizing former “Saturday Night Live” writer into the senator who launched a thousand direct mail fundraising appeals. “I don’t know if we’ve ever had an opponent who is so disliked by Republicans as Al Franken” said Minnesota Republican Party Chair Ron Carey who cautioned that Coleman’s election challenge could still turn the results back his way. “It’s one thing to lose to an honorable opponent but Al Franken is not considered an honorable opponent by Minnesota Republicans. ” Marty Seifert the Republican leader in the Minnesota House of Representatives said Franken’s long record of antagonizing conservatives would make it difficult for him to connect with voters who supported Coleman. “It’s going to be hard for Franken to be very effective with any Republicans in terms of having any credibility with us just because he’s been so nasty in the past” Seifert said. “He certainly has callous and very partisan behavior in the past that is beyond the pale.
GP being dragged back to its roots by blue dog democrats
Examiner.com
Congressional Republicans are being dragged back to their roots. It’s the Democrat party’s.
Bloomberg Rekindling His Republican Romance: Report
MSNBC
Bloomberg loves the GP. Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s on-again off-again romance with the Republican Party may be warming up once more the New York Post reported today. While the mayor will most likely running on a third-party line perhaps one of his own creation Bloomberg has also been feeling out GP leaders in the five boroughs about running on the Republican line when he seeks a third term the Post reported. After being spurned by Bloomberg in 2007 local Republicans are little cool to the mayor’s advances. But there’s nothing like money to mend a broken heart. “A lot of them [GP leaders] told me they will not carry petitions for Mayor Bloomberg” one GP source told the Post.
More Senate Republican Retirements?
Washington Post United States
) and Chuck Grassley (Iowa) all fit the bill. By Chris Cillizza | January 9 2009; 4:55 PM ET | Category:.
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