WASHINGTON — Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele likened President Barack Obama’s popularity to that of a celebrity and said Republicans can’t be afraid of criticizing him head-on if they want to regain their relevance.
"He’s young. He’s cool. He’s hip … he’s got all the qualities America likes in a celebrity, so of course he’s going to be popular,” Steele told state party chairmen Tuesday. But "this is not American Idol. This is serious … and we are going to take them on.”
The Republican National Committee chief is seeking to re-establish himself as the head of the beleaguered party and set its course.
Even as he called for a unified front, Steele was fending off efforts to strip him of some control over RNC operations from a small band of internal critics who say he is mismanaging the organization. He also was opposing a resolution — whose final wording hadn’t yet been set but was expected for a vote today — in which Republicans would rename the Democratic Party as a "Nationalist Socialist Democrat” party.
Steele and others said the party should focus its efforts elsewhere.
by the associated press
"He’s young. He’s cool. He’s hip … he’s got all the qualities America likes in a celebrity, so of course he’s going to be popular,” Steele told state party chairmen Tuesday. But "this is not American Idol. This is serious … and we are going to take them on.”
The Republican National Committee chief is seeking to re-establish himself as the head of the beleaguered party and set its course.
Even as he called for a unified front, Steele was fending off efforts to strip him of some control over RNC operations from a small band of internal critics who say he is mismanaging the organization. He also was opposing a resolution — whose final wording hadn’t yet been set but was expected for a vote today — in which Republicans would rename the Democratic Party as a "Nationalist Socialist Democrat” party.
Steele and others said the party should focus its efforts elsewhere.
by the associated press
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