Sean Spicer, Director of Communications at the Republican National Committee, told Breitbart News Friday that the comments RNC Chief of Staff Mike Shields made on Tuesday about “the professional right” and the conservative grassroots were “inartful.” “Mike was attempting to
At a meeting of the Ripon Society held in Washington, D.C.’s exclusive Capitol Hill Club on Tuesday, new Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Mike Shields effectively declared war on the conservative grassroots. In a strong attack, Shields coined a
The Republican National Committee has hired the son of Fox News commentator Juan Williams to coordinate the party’s efforts to reach out to young and black voters. Raffi Williams, the 24 year-old son of the liberal Fox commentator, will be
When Rep. Don Young (R-AK) slurred Hispanics in an interview on Thursday by referring to migrant Hispanic workers as “wetbacks,” which is a term as offensive and inappropriate as “beaners,” Republicans condemned his remarks and forced him to apologize. House
Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) is using the Republican National Committee (RNC) to bolster his attack on Republicans opposed to rushing through an unexamined comprehensive immigration reform package. Leahy made the move in his letter berating Alabama
After the Republican National Committee released its “autopsy” report highlighting the path forward for the GOP on Monday, conservatives blasted the RNC for proposing changes they feel would blunt the ability of grassroots conservatives to beat establishment candidates at the
Republican National Committee elders are calling for the creation of a formal party-sponsored board of celebrity promoters to push the party’s politics, the new “autopsy” report on the GOP’s problems shows. To reach youth voters, the GOP establishment figures who
A new poll released today by The Hill finds broad support for the Republican position on the budget, until the word “Republican” is attached to that position. By a 2-1 margin, voters support the Ryan budget plan over the plan
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus outlines some of the changes he thinks the GOP should make for the 2016 campaign season.
The Republican National Committee’s internal evaluators argued that true conservatism loses the Republican Party elections in a new report released Monday. The evaluators were charged by chairman Reince Priebus with helping the GOP reach a larger voter base. A copy
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has released its long-awaited study on the 2012 elections, with detailed recommendations about how the party can improve its future. The report, entitled the “Growth and Opportunity Project,” was compiled by a special committee consisting
On Monday, RNC Chair Reince Priebus, in a much-anticipated appearance at the National Press Club, will lay out a blueprint of reforms to make the GOP more competitive. The goal is to correct a number of missteps that cost the
CBS New York: Republican Gov. Chris Christie is fielding criticism after speaking at a recent church-hosted meeting. Christie has been asked to apologize for referring to the first black female leader of the state Assembly by race and gender, not
Pat Caddell, the Fox News Contributor and Democrat pollster who engineered Jimmy Carter’s 1976 Presidential victory, blew the lid off CPAC on Thursday with a blistering attack on “racketeering” Republican consultants who play wealthy donors like “marks.” “I blame the donors who allow
Earlier this month, several tech savvy young Republican consultants and policy strategists, all under the age of forty, announced the establishment of the Empower Action Group, a conservative counterpart to the left’s successful New Organizing Institute. Patrick Ruffini, the thirty-four year
In a recent NPR article/broadcast, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus says he’s meeting with groups of voters, including Hispanics, Asians, and youth, who have voted Democratic in the past. After several years of the GOP telling young voters that they will
The Republican National Committee’s (RNC) website has been very inactive since the Romney-Ryan defeat in the presidential election on Nov. 6 and, as the site shows, it has not updated some pages since at least July 2012. In contrast, President
On Tuesday Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus named Mike Shields, currently the political director at the National Republican Congressional Committee, to serve as his new chief of staff, replacing the controversial Jeff Larson in that position. Larson’s close ties
Former National Security Adviser and Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice will form a bipartisan group with high-profile Republicans and Democrats to find solutions to the country’s immigration problem. Rice will join forces with Haley Barbour, the former Republican Mississippi governor
In an attempt to broaden the Republican Party’s appeal to minorities, particularly Hispanics, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio will deliver the Republican response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday in both English and Spanish. In announcing
Michael Steele, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee appearing on PoliticsNation hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton on Monday night, said that when it comes to his opinion on current RNC chairman Reince Priebus, “disappointed is the tip of
By STEVE PEOPLESAssociated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C.Reince Priebus has been elected to lead the Republican National Committee for another two years. The 40-year-old RNC chairman ran unopposed in his bid for a second term, which begins less than three months after what
Maine Republican National Committeeman Mark Willis has failed to secure the support he needed to have his name placed in nomination for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee (RNC). The election will be held today at the RNC winter
