Showing posts with label 2010 Election. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2010 Election. Show all posts

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Sarah Palin, Going Rouge? Steve Schmidt: Not Even Close!

CBS interviews former campaign adviser to John McCain's failed presidential bid, Steve Schmidt. He's airs out the best-selling author and former Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah Palin. The former Alaskan governor who's been in the media lately became the darling of "Tea Party Movement", and a possible bid to run in 2012. Schmidt sets the record straight.


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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Michael Steele - 2010 Spells Disaster For GOP


NRCC Pushes Back Against Steele Over 2010 Pessimism, GOP Operatives Furious

Sam Stein, Huffington Post contributes to the story.

Republican operatives are privately furious with RNC Chairman Michael Steele for predicting on Monday night that the GOP will not take over the House of Representatives in 2010.

One strategist called the comment "stupid," arguing that it will put the party in a bind when it comes to candidate recruitment and generally lower expectations and excitement over the 2010 elections. Others, who refused to go on the record, lamented the inevitable follow-up questions that would be asked to Republicans, such as: do you agree with the sentiments of the RNC Chairman?

And, sure enough, on Tuesday, the National Congressional Campaign Committee released a statement in which it basically slapped down Steele for his electoral prognostication.

See more on this story by visiting the Huffington Post. Click here for the rest of the story.