Party of Steele

Politics | New GOP leader wants to reach out without losing party's conservative focus | Emily Belz

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—In the same ballroom where the Republican National Committee mourned John McCain's loss last Nov. 4, members of the RNC elected a new chairman in an effort to become a party that wins national elections. Instead of dancing under chandeliers to Americana music as they did on Election Night, delegates at the Capital Hilton huddled in whispered negotiations as the vote on five candidates for the new party leader dragged on for several hours.

"The winds of change are blowing at the RNC," said incumbent chair Mike Duncan after withdrawing his name following the third inconclusive vote. Privately, Anthony Demonte, a guest at the meeting from Illinois, said about Duncan: "If you lose your elections, it's time for new blood."

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