The first thing that you ought to know about Reince Priebus, he jokes, is that if you take all the vowels out of his name it becomes “RNC PR BS.” Perfect, Priebus says, for the new chairman of the Republican National Committee as he tries to wade through what he calls the national media “spin.” It’s also apt given that party chairmen are the public face of the hyper-spun party line.
Two years ago, the GOP was reeling from two brutal elections and a seeming eternity in the minority. As they gather for their annual winter meeting this year they have control of one chamber of Congress and are within striking distance of the other. That will not save, it seems, Chairman Michael Steele whose tenure [...]
Like Politico’s Ben Smith, I was sent by Republican National Committee Spokesman Doug Heye a long list of Democratic National Committee expenditures. I was hesitant to post them (they are below) because the RNC couldn’t provide the Federal Election Commission links to each of the searches and the DNC disputed at least one item: the [...]
The Daily Caller examines the Republican National Committee’s FEC filings, and discovers a few things that are not likely to go over well with GOP donors. Such as: Once on the ground, FEC filings suggest, Steele travels in style. A February RNC trip to California, for example, included a $9,099 stop at the Beverly Hills [...]
