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McConnell Congratulates Michael Steele on Election to RNC Chair

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following statement Friday congratulating Michael Steele on his election as Republican National Committee Chairman:

“I congratulate Michael Steele on his historic election as Chairman of the Republican National Committee.  Chairman Steele will be a strong voice for Republicans across the country and I look forward to working with him, House Republican Leader John Boehner, our great Republican Governors, and all Republicans, to compete for every vote, in every state of our great country.” 

Boehner Congratulates Steele on Election to RNC Chair 

WASHINGTON, DC – House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today congratulated former Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele on his election to serve as Chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) for the 2009/2010 election cycle.  Boehner released the following statement:

“I’m proud to congratulate Michael Steele, who will help rebuild the GOP – from the bottom up – as a stronger, more principled, more inclusive party.

“Our economic recovery plan demonstrated this week that Republicans won’t settle for being the party of generic opposition.  We’re going to be bold, engaged, and proactive.  Michael will be one of the key leaders of this renewed GOP, one rooted in better ideas and solutions to the challenges facing all Americans — not the select or favored few.

“I look forward to working closely with Michael and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell from Kentucky to help make sure Republican candidates are competitive in every corner of the country.

“I’d also like to thank Mike Duncan for all of his work on behalf of House Republicans.  Mike did an impressive job steering the RNC through a difficult cycle and I’m grateful for his service.”

Boehner serves as honorary chairman of The Freedom Project (FreedomProject.org), a political action committee (PAC) established in 1995 to provide assistance to Republican candidates for federal office.  The Freedom Project supports candidates who believe in freedom and security, empowered citizens and personal responsibility.

Cantor Congratulates Steele On Victory

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) today issued the following statement congratulating former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele on his election to be the next Chairman of the Republican National Committee:

"With his historic election today, Michael Steele will lead the Republican National Committee at a critical juncture both for our country and for our party. While the challenges we face are many, our confidence in Mike is strong. As Chairman, he will bring a renewed energy to the RNC and strong leadership shaped by experience at all levels of our party.

"I congratulate Mike on his victory, and am eager to work together with him to help shape our positive vision for the future of our country."

RGA Congratulates Michael Steele

Washington, D.C. – The Republican Governors Association congratulates Michael Steele on being elected Chairman of the Republican National Committee. RGA Chairman Governor Mark Sanford and Vice Chairman Governor Haley Barbour released the following statements congratulating the new Chairman.

RGA Chairman Governor Mark Sanford: “The Republican Governors Association knows how important Governors will be to the future growth of the Republican Party and we are ready to work with the RNC to rebuild the GOP. Strong gubernatorial candidates at the top of the ticket can have a tremendous impact on down-ballot races, particularly in non-presidential years like 2010 when there will be 36 governors’ races. We look forward to working with the RNC team to implement a plan that makes sure the Party’s resources are used effectively in 2010. In this regard, Haley and I look forward to working with Chairman Steele.”

RGA Vice Chairman Governor Haley Barbour: “The Republican Party is most successful when it focuses on building from the bottom up, which results in strong gubernatorial candidates and strong state parties. The RGA is prepared to work with the RNC to make sure we have both. The RNC will also be able to use Governors as examples of Republican leaders who offer effective, conservative solutions even as the Democrats control Washington. Congratulations, Chairman Steele. Republican Governors look forward to working with you.”

Cornyn Congratulates Steele on Election to Chair the Republican National Committee

WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), made the following statement today regarding the election of Michael Steele as Chairman of the Republican National Committee:

“I congratulate Michael Steele on his impressive victory today. Over the past several months, he has laid forth a clear, commonsense plan that will allow our Party to remain true to its core principles, while simultaneously ushering in the bold, fresh ideas that the American people expect from their elected officials.

“As a proven statewide winner in the very blue state of Maryland, Michael will help bring our message to traditionally-blue areas of the country where we must become competitive if we hope to regain our majority.

“I look forward to working with him closely during these next two years in what promises to be a challenging, yet promising, campaign cycle.”

Sessions Congratulates Steele on Election as RNC Chairman

Washington- NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions released the following statement today to congratulate Michael Steele on his election as Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC):

“Michael Steele’s election as Chairman of the Republican National Committee is an historic achievement for our Party and our country.  Together, the RNC and the NRCC will work to address the concerns of all Americans in the spirit of President Lincoln.  Having had the privilege of working with Michael Steele before, I look forward to working with him again as we grow our party and fight our way back to a Majority in Congress.”

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Congratulations Michael Steele on your victory as the new RNC Chairman! Here is a link to Chairman Steele’s campaign site and victory speech.

We would like to thank Chairman Duncan for his longstanding service to the party and country. We look forward to your continued involvement with the GOP.

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In an effort to keep you up to date with the latest in internet technology, we bring you a new series of websites and tools that will give you the power to beat back the left and let the light of truth shine through.
 
Our first submission is a little tool called SpinSpotter. Still listed as “very beta”, the technology has won some prestigious awards. SpinSpotter has the fairly obvious goal of showing their users where the spin is in news articles all over the net, including all of the big name news sites.

They do this by allowing you to actually find, and remove the spin from any news article. In fact, you can actually “edit” and news article in bright, red-ink. That way, other Spin Spotters will see the de-spun version. Their system -the SpinBot- learns from you what spin looks like. Along with their own set of rules, this puts the power of truth in your hands.
 
Available today as a plug-in for Firefox, an Internet Explorer version will launch on January 14th.  Take some time and check it out; help keep the left wing bias out of the press.  In the meantime, be sure to watch the promo video made by the SpinSpotter team:
 

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At 12:38 p.m. on Sat., Jan. 24 we attempted to post the Weekly Republican Address by Leader Boehner as a “video response” to President Obama’s address on YouTube. More than two days later, the GOP video response is still waiting to be “approved by” the President’s Internet team.

While we applaud the President for utilizing popular video-sharing websites like YouTube, the central purpose of these tools is to do just that: share videos and engage in conversation. We hope the President’s Internet team will quickly approve Boehner’s response and allow that conversation to take place.

Watch Leader Boehner’s response to President Obama here — and leave some feedback while you’re at it.

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WASHINGTON – The Republican National Committee’s 2009 Winter Meeting, themed “Republican For A Reason,” will take place Wednesday, January 28 through Saturday, January 31 at the Capital Hilton. Press credentials can be obtained by contacting the RNC Press Office.

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For regular readers of this blog who became familiar with Liz Mair’s writings, it is with mixed emotions that we bid her farewell. Today is Liz’s last day as our resident blogger and online communications director. We’re going to miss working with Liz and the valuable contributions she brought to the RNC, but we’re very pleased for her personal growth as she begins a new adventure with New Media Strategies as a Strategic Manager within their Public Affairs practice.

Over the course of Liz’s tenure with the RNC she was instrumental in a number of online activities and projects. Besides her efforts interacting in the blogosphere keeping the opposition on their toes she participated in a number of innovative inititiaves we can chalk up as “firsts” during the high-tech campaign of 2008. Following are a few of our favorite Liz ventures.

• 1. The McCain-Obama Twitter Debate:
• 2. Debating Rep. Allyson Schwartz at the 2008 BlogHer conference, on the topic of which presidential candidate better serves women:
• 3. Working to engage overseas bloggers in the context of a presidential campaign that caught the world’s attention (check out the write-up of Republican outreach to British bloggers here: )

If you’d like to stay in touch with Liz, you can follow her on Twitter (@LizMair); her website should be up-and-running again soon: http://www.lizmair.com.

While we search for Liz’s replacement the GOP.com blog will be updated regularly by existing staffers ranging from technologists to politicos.

Best Wishes Liz! See you in the ether.

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From all of us here at the RNC, Happy New Year! 2009 is now upon us, and in addition to bringing the start of a new presidency and Congress, it also brings a year in which gubernatorial elections will be held in both New Jersey and Virginia– races we imagine many Republicans will be watching with interest.

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