{"id":1165,"date":"2010-12-22T10:51:49","date_gmt":"2010-12-22T15:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asgroupinc.com\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2010-12-22T10:51:49","modified_gmt":"2010-12-22T15:51:49","slug":"should-michael-steele-stay-as-rnc-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asgroupinc.com\/should-michael-steele-stay-as-rnc-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Michael Steele Stay as RNC Chairman?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asgroupinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/michael_steele2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1166\" title=\"Michael Steele\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asgroupinc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/michael_steele2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" \/><\/a>By Star Parker, Townhall.com<\/p>\n<p>Next month the Republican National Committee will elect a chairman to lead their party into the 2012 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Current chairman Michael Steele, who has been a source of controversy throughout his two year tenure, is being challenged by a number of candidates.<\/p>\n<p>Many Republicans are unhappy with Steele\u2019s leadership style and management. But despite the relevance of these concerns, they should not be the central issue.<\/p>\n<p>Of central concern should be crystallizing the Republican Party\u2019s vision for our nation and electing a chairman in tune with this vision, committed to it, and capable of rallying the party and the nation around it.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the sweeping Republican victory in the 2010 congressional elections, there\u2019s little evidence that the election reflected a new love affair between voters and the Republican Party. Much work remains to be done to restore party credibility.<\/p>\n<p>In a Wall Street Journal\/NBC poll released a few days ago, 42% of respondents said they plan to vote for President Obama in 2012 against 39% who indicated they\u2019d vote for the Republican candidate. In a match up against Mitt Romney, 47% picked Obama versus 40% for Romney. Against Sarah Palin, 55% said they\u2019d vote for Obama versus 33% for Palin.<\/p>\n<p>If some of the logic in Steele\u2019s selection two years ago was that a black chairman would expand Republican Party appeal to minority voters, there\u2019s scant evidence that this was accomplished.<\/p>\n<p>To read more, visit:  <a href=\"http:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/StarParker\/2010\/12\/20\/should_michael_steele_stay_as_rnc_chairman\">Should Michael Steele Stay as RNC Chairman?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Star Parker, Townhall.com Next month the Republican National Committee will elect a chairman to lead their party into the 2012 presidential election. Current chairman Michael Steele, who has been a source of controversy throughout his two year tenure, is being challenged by a number of candidates. 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