blackwell just dropped his bid for rnc head

[spanone]

msnbc

threw his votes to steele

[IDemo]

1. Wouldn't "RNC" and "head" be mutually exclusive?

[spanone]

2. put 'richard' between and you have it

[IDemo]

4. Then it becomes all inclusive. Who would the titular head be?

[brooklynite]

9. Current standings (after 4th ballot)

Round 1
Mike Duncan (I) 52
Michael Steele 46
Katon Dawson 28
Saul Anuzis 22
Ken Blackwell 20

Round 2
Mike Duncan (I) 48 (-4)
Michael Steele 48 (+2)
Katon Dawson 29 (+1)
Saul Anuzis 24 (+2)
Ken Blackwell 19 (-1)

Round 3
Mike Duncan (I) 44 (-8) (withdrew)
Michael Steele 51 (+5)
Katon Dawson 34 (+6)
Saul Anuzis 24
Ken Blackwell 15 (-5)

Round 4
Katon Dawson 62 (+34)
Michael Steele 60 (+14)
Saul Anuzis 31 (+9)
Ken Blackwell 15 (withdrew)

[aquart]

3. Blackwell had votes? Blackwell? Did they count them?

[dana_b]

5. they sent them to some computer in TN n/t

[AlinPA]

6. Looks like 100% white people voting in that RNC meeting.

[AlinPA]

7. Correction- just saw one African American guy.

[rexcat]

8. That is too bad...

Blackwell would have done to the RNC what he did to the Republic Party in Ohio. After the 2006 election for the State of Ohio governorship the Republic Party in Ohio was a shambles and Blackwell was one of the main reasons. Strickland (D) beat him in a landslide! Also Blackwell is so far right he makes Bush* and Adolf look like moderates. I would put Blackwell in Palin territory but he is not as smart as Palin.

[chill_wind]

10. Duncan Done, Blackwell Drops Out.. up next?

Duncan Done as Republican Chairman, Blackwell Drops Out of Race
Updated Jan. 30, 2009 – 3:13 p.m.

By Jonathan Allen, CQ Staff

Incumbent Robert M. “Mike” Duncan has abandoned his bid for a second term as head of the Republican Party.

He dropped out of the race after falling behind in a five-way contest for Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman.

“The winds of change are blowing at the RNC,” Duncan said to thundering applause.

Duncan did not endorse any of the remaining contenders.

After Duncan’s name was withdrawn, Katon Dawson, the chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party catapulted into first place on the next ballot with 62 votes, and the last-place finisher, former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, dropped out, too.

the rest: http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003021842