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NATIONAL CONSERVATIVE PAPER SAYS SCGOP CHAIR NOW LEADING RNC RACE
If leading conservative newspaper The Washington Times knows what they are talking about, then South Carolina GOP Chair Katon Dawson is now looking in his rear-view mirror in the race to head the Republican National Committee.
With just three weeks until the 168 members of the RNC elect their next chairman from among six announced candidates, the Times is reporting that Dawson — along with Michigan Republican Chair Saul Anuzis — is now the clear favorite.
Incumbent Mike Duncan probably will get the most first-ballot votes for election as Republican National Committee chairman, but eventual victory likely will go to one of the other two RNC members running for the post in the election scheduled for Jan. 30.
Several members attending a first-ever special meeting of the national committee on Wednesday told The Washington Times that they expect either Michigan party Chairman Saul Anuzis or South Carolina party Chairman Katon Dawson to emerge as the party’s top national official.
“I think Duncan wins the first-ballot plurality, but not the next ballots,” said Maryland RNC member Joyce Lyons Tehres, who supports former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele, an accomplished public speaker, for national party chairman. She said she thought Mr. Steele continued to lead the field after the Wednesday meeting, but others saw a trend.
“I sensed it was catching on, the idea that the next chairman should be a member of the committee, not a former member,” said Curly Haugland, a North Dakota rancher and committee member.
This is pretty remarkable for a guy who one-month ago was listed as a second-tier candidate by the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza (an expert on all things politics). Even as recently as yesterday, some were claiming Dawson is “not winning.”
But with a slew of members endorsing Dawson over the last few weeks, and more likely to come in the next few days, it’s clear to see why the Times believes he’s now winning the race.
Don’t forget the Washington Post article yesterday by Kathleen Parker that says basically the same thing:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/06/AR2009010603637.html?hpid=opinionsbox1
Cue all the real smart people (Sanford’s boys) who usually post negative comments on here and FITS…
I know for a fact that Kathleen Parker doesn’t know her a55 from a hole in the ground on politics…
…one can only assume this Washington Times guy doesn’t have all the data collected yet. Or assimilated.
My last two frickin’ cents……………………..
Katon is an idiot.
ordinarily, I would agree with Thelma on the Kathleen Parker’s quirkiness…
…but this time, I think she’s on to something. Katon has been working hard on this for the better part of a year, and the logic that it should be a current RNC member makes sense to me. Combine that with South Carolina’s success (and Michigan’s failure) to stay red, and Katon’s got to be considered the front-runner.
Personally, I hope he wins. I think he’d do a good job focusing on organization and technology, which is the focus we need from the RNC.
B-)
The focus we need from the RNC is going back to conservative ideals that will win elections and won them in the past. Not the big government, liberalism-in-disguise we got from McCain and his misguided ilk during the last cycle. The RNC needs to jettison all of those clowns and go back to being a conservative party once again.