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GOP Report: Voters Are 'Rolling Their Eyes' at Us

Report by RNC task force calls for messaging overhaul

(Newser) - The GOP is taking a hard look in the mirror in what the Wall Street Journal calls a "scathing self-analysis." In a new 98-page report, a Republican National Committee task force assesses the party's image and what led to its presidential loss in November, and it doesn'...

Eastwood's Empty Chair Gets Place of Honor in DC

RNC boss keeps it in his office

(Newser) - The chairman of the Republican National Committee is taking his title literally. Reince Priebus now holds the best-known empty chair in the world—the one Clint Eastwood took to task onstage at the party convention. Priebus pointed out the prop to CNN at the start of an interview about his...

GOP Opens Convention, Immediately Adjourns

Hurricane may derail more than just first day

(Newser) - Republicans officially kicked off their convention today, but only officially. RNC Chairman Reince Priebus gaveled the convention to order before dozens of delegates in a mostly-empty hall today, the AP reports, but 10 minutes and a giant debt clock later he'd adjourned the proceedings thanks to Tropical Storm Isaac...

Akin to Skip GOP Convention
 Akin to Skip GOP Convention 
Aug 22, 2012 9:35 AM CDT

Akin to Skip GOP Convention

But he still insists he will stay in the race

(Newser) - Todd Akin will honor Reince Priebus' request that he skip the Republican National Convention, he told George Stephanopoulos on Good Morning America today. When asked if he'd also heed GOP leaders' calls to exit the race, he left the door open the barest crack, but appeared adamant about staying...

Biden Crashing Tampa During GOP Convention

He compares Wall Street reform critics to 'squealing pigs'

(Newser) - Top Republicans arriving in Tampa for the Republican National Convention next week are going to have a rival for attention: Joe Biden is coming to town. The Obama campaign has confirmed that the vice president will be in the Tampa area for campaign events early next week, Politico reports. RNC...

Piers Morgan Slams 'Gutless' Akin After No-Show

And RNC chief doesn't want Akin at convention

(Newser) - Facing a firestorm over his rape comments , GOP Rep. Todd Akin backed out of a planned appearance on Piers Morgan Tonight yesterday, leaving the angry host addressing an empty chair. "Congressman, you have an open invitation to join me in that chair whenever you feel up to it,"...

RNC Chairman: Reid a &#39;Dirty Liar&#39;
 RNC Chairman: 
 Reid a 'Dirty Liar' 
sunday talk shows
Aug 5, 2012 1:35 PM CDT

RNC Chairman: Reid a 'Dirty Liar'

Republicans pile on after Romney tax allegations

(Newser) - Today's big talk show topic: Harry Reid's speculation that Mitt Romney hasn't paid taxes in 10 years . Republicans were on the attack, while Democrats defended Reid and/or urged Romney to just release his tax returns and end all the guessing games, Politico reports. Highlights from the Sunday...

Dems: Romney Just &#39;Business in Bermuda&#39;
 Dems: Romney 
 Just 'Business 
 in Bermuda'
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP
Jul 8, 2012 12:39 PM CDT

Dems: Romney Just 'Business in Bermuda'

Gibbs et al slam candidate's foreign finances

(Newser) - Salivating Democrats jumped all over Mitt Romney's foreign finances today, painting the candidate as an out-of-touch rich guy stuffing his cash in offshore mattresses—and in the case of Robert Gibbs, suggesting that Romney may have crossed legal boundaries. "We don't know" if Romney has acted illegally,...

RNC Chair: Gays Deserve Dignity, Not Marriage
 RNC Chair: 
 Gays Deserve 
 Dignity, Not 
 Marriage 
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP
May 13, 2012 1:25 PM CDT

RNC Chair: Gays Deserve Dignity, Not Marriage

Reince Priebus says debate ought to be respectful, but marriage for one man, one woman

(Newser) - Gay marriage, a topic of some small amount of discussion this week, ruled the talk shows today, with RNC Chair Reince Priebus tackling the subject head-on : "People in this country, no matter straight or gay, deserve dignity and respect. However, that doesn't mean it carries on to marriage,...

RNC: Obama Fraudulently Using Air Force One

It claims his recent travel has been for campaign purposes

(Newser) - Republicans think Barack Obama's trips on Air Force One amount to nothing less than fraud. RNC Chair Reince Priebus has sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office asking it to investigate Obama's recent travel, alleging that the events he's traveling to have been "widely reported...

RNC Chief: GOP Doesn't Have Woman Problem

Reince Priebus blasts media with 'war on caterpillars' analogy

(Newser) - Enter the caterpillar. Republican National Committee chief Reince Priebus is generating headlines today with an insect analogy. In an interview with Bloomberg TV's Al Hunt , Priebus rejected charges that Republicans have a woman problem. “If the Democrats said we had a war on caterpillars and every mainstream media...

Trump: Don&#39;t Make Me Run
 Trump: 
 Don't Make 
 Me Run 
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP
Jan 29, 2012 11:48 AM CST

Trump: Don't Make Me Run

Hopes he doesn't have to, but would 'after the show ends'

(Newser) - Donald Trump is making noises about a run for the Oval Office again, today telling Face the Nation that "the right independent could win," and that "if I don't see a person that is going to win—that's tantamount—I would certainly think about doing...

With Bachmann Out, Trump Debate a Party of 2

Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum are the only candidates on board

(Newser) - Ready for an evening with Donald, Rick, and Newt? Michele Bachmann has become the latest candidate to confirm that she won't be attending the GOP debate Donald Trump is hosting on Dec. 27, leaving Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum as the only candidates who will be there, the Los ...

Obama to GOP: 'Stop Drawing Lines in the Sand'

President winds up bus tour, says Republicans blocking economic growth

(Newser) - President Obama accused Republicans of keeping a politically motivated stranglehold on the US economy as his three-day bus tour of the Midwest wrapped up today, the Los Angeles Times reports. "I need you to send a message to folks in Washington," he told voters at a seed-production facility...

RNC Chief: Obama Is Guilty of Fundraising Crime

Priebus wants White House video investigated

(Newser) - The chief of the Republican National Committee wants the Department of Justice to investigate an "apparent crime" committed when President Obama recorded a fundraising video in the White House. Reince Priebus says the video was recorded in the Map Room, violating a law against using any area of the...

RNC Chief Explores Idea of 2012 Paul Ryan Run

Reince Priebus might have to step down if that happens: Jon Ward

(Newser) - This Paul-Ryan-for-president business is apparently gaining traction. The head of the Republican National Committee has begun investigating the possibility, writes Jon Ward at the Huffington Post . The reason? RNC chief Reince Priebus is a longtime friend and political ally of Ryan's—they both hail from Wisconsin—and Priebus has...

Michael Steele: 'I Know Exactly How Caesar Felt'

Et tu, Reince?

(Newser) - So now that Michael Steele's tumultuous tenure as RNC chief is over, it's time to let bygones be bygones and get on with party unity, right? Maybe not yet. “I know exactly how Caesar felt," Steele tells the Frum Forum in reference to Reince Priebus, the newly elected...

Michael Steele's Replacement Is ...
Michael Steele's
Replacement Is ...
Jan 14, 2011 4:45 PM CST

Michael Steele's Replacement Is ...

... Reince Priebus of Wisconsin

(Newser) - Wisconsin GOP Chairman Reince Priebus will be the new chairman of the Republican National Committee. He surpassed the 85 necessary votes in the seventh round of balloting late this afternoon. Outgoing chief Michael Steele dropped out after the fourth round when it became clear he had no chance. The candidate...

Michael Steele Drops Out of RNC Race
Michael Steele Drops Out
of RNC Race
breaking news
Jan 14, 2011 3:03 PM CST

Michael Steele Drops Out of RNC Race

Embattled chairman trailed badly in voting

(Newser) - Michael Steele finally conceded what everyone else pretty much knew: He won't get another term as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Steele dropped out of the race today after trailing badly in the first four rounds of voting, reports Politico . Those remaining are front-runner Reince Priebus (the GOP chairman...

It's Judgment Day for Michael Steele at RNC

Reince Priebus considered front-runner to take over

(Newser) - The Republican National Committee will meet tonight to select its chairman—and pretty much no one is betting on the incumbent. Michael Steele is actually sitting in second place in public tallies right now, behind perceived front-runner Reince Priebus, according to Politico . But as the incumbent, Steele is unlikely to...

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