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On the sixth ballot, we finally have a winner. With a vote of 91 (a majority), we extend congratulations to Chairman Michael Steele!
The challenges before the party are great, and no one person can do it all — but Steele will play a key role in leading our party, and preparing us for our march out of the wilderness.… Read More
Steele 79.
Dawson 69.
Anuzis 20.
After the results were announced, Anuzis dropped out, endorsing no one. 85 votes needed to win — the next ballot is probably it…… Read More
After the third round of voting (see results in the post below this one), RNC Chairman Mike "I said absolutely nothing about the bailouts of wall street and the automakers" Duncan is OUT — he was withdrawn from the race.
As to how his votes end up divvying up among the others?
The fourth ballot: Dawson 62 Steele 60 Anuzis 31 Blackwell 15
85 needed to win.… Read More
A Federal judge in Sacramento yesterday ruled against the Yes on 8 Committee’s motion to protect some of its later donors from public disclosure (due on February 2) because of a persistent, organized campaign of personal and business harassment of prior disclosed donors by supporters of gay marriage, who gleaned the names and addresses of those donors from government records.
The claims made by Yes on 8 are similar to constitutional arguments that won the day in prior cases involving communists and socialists, who claimed they would be harassed and their privacy rights violated if their names and addresses were publicly disclosed by the government in connection with the campaigns of their partys. The Federal Judge in the Yes on 8 case didn’t agree, even thoughthe claims of the Yes on 8 committee were stronger than the other established cases, and supported by real evidence of an organized boycott of businesses and personal harassment of donors who gave as little as $100.
Liberal election lawyers were happy with the result, but concerned that Yes on 8 might have some success by filing an emergency appeal to the Ninth… Read More
RNC Second ballot result:
Duncan 48. Steele 48. Dawson 29. Anuzis 24. Blackwell 19.
85 votes needed to win.
15 minute recess before next vote.… Read More
The members of the Republican National Committee are balloting to elect a new Chairman who may (unfortunately) be the old Chairman, Mike Duncan – former President Bush’s man.
After the first round of balloting, the first results are in: 52 for Duncan, 46 for Michael Steele, 28 for Katon Dawson, 22 for Saul Anuzus and 20 for Ken Blackwell.
So now deliberations will continue, and balloting will go on until some gets a majority of the votes… There will be another ballot soon. As to whether anyone drops out, it isn’t required but probable…… Read More