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Could Norm Coleman be the next head of the RNC?

By Luke Johnson | 07.23.10 | 2:00 pm

Though it’s probably true that despite his multiple gaffes, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele cannot be fired since it would take a two-thirds vote of the…

Smearing Sen. Franken

By David Weigel | 09.29.09 | 12:33 pm

This is some extremely shoddy journalism from Mickey Kaus. The Slate blogger asks if “ACORN chicanery” elected Sen. Al Franken, who won a razor-thin 2008 race for the U.S. Senate after eight months of legal challenges. Kaus links a “tactfully…

Franken calls on state Supreme Court to order issuance of election certificate

By Paul Demko | 05.11.09 | 5:41 pm

Al Franken won the U.S. Senate contest fair and square. That’s the gist of the Democrat’s 53-page brief filed Monday with the Minnesota Supreme Court. Franken wants the state’s highest court to affirm the ruling by a three-judge panel that he won the U.S. Senate contest by 312 votes and order that he be issued an election certificate immediately.

RNC’s Steele on whether Coleman should concede: ‘Hell no!’

By Paul Demko | 05.11.09 | 3:07 pm

Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele has Norm Coleman’s back. When asked by Hotline On Call recently whether he thinks Coleman should concede the U.S. Senate contest, Steele’s response was emphatic: “No, hell no.”

Steele preferred Palin to Pawlenty on McCain’s 2008 presidential ticket

By Chris Steller | 04.20.09 | 7:29 am

steele-palin-sequence2Michael Steele, the current chairman of the Republican National Committee, says he preferred Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty as the party’s nominee for vice president last year. He didn’t say who he likes for president…

Coleman still being touted as next RNC leader

By Paul Demko | 03.16.09 | 12:51 pm

2234403911_de93dd7ab7Norm Coleman will be the next chairman of the Republican National Committee. That’s the skinny being pedaled by Politico’s Mike Allen. Here’s the bit from Allen’s daily newsletter:

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Coleman’s future rosy, says RNC chair, as Politico chews over his financial past

By Chris Steller | 02.05.09 | 2:18 pm

coleman-steeleNew Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele sees rosy prospects for a re-elected Norm Coleman in a statement the RNC released today. But Coleman’s past haunts him when it comes to money matters, says Politico in an…

Steele wins tight contest to become RNC chair

By Paul Demko | 01.30.09 | 3:23 pm

Michael Steele will be the new chairman of the Republican National Committee. The former lieutenant governor of Maryland and unsuccessful U.S. Senate candidate staved off four other contenders for the post. Steele was seen as the least conservative…

Coleman as RNC chairman?

By Paul Demko | 01.05.09 | 10:59 am

The state canvassing board is expected to name Al Franken the winner of the U.S. Senate contest when it convenes this afternoon. This milestone, however, will almost certainly not mark the final chapter in the never-ending recount. Norm Coleman’s…

Obama unsullied by Blagojevich scandal

By Paul Demko | 12.15.08 | 1:45 pm

The Republican Party is looking to spoil Barack Obama’s transition honeymoon by tying him to disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his comically brazen attempt to sell off the president-elect’s former Senate seat to the highest bidder. This weekend…