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Michael Steele
RNC Chairman's Race, Round Two Goes To Priebus
RNC Chairman Michael Steele
The second ballot has been cast in the RNC Chairman's race, and the winner, again, is Reince Priebus, with 52 votes.
The overall tally, in descending order:
Priebus: 52
Steele: 37
Cino: 30
Wagner: 27
Anuzis: 22
Maria Cino underperformed compared to round one, which will fuel speculation that Priebus parked some votes with her to set her up as his mano-a-mano opponent. This is just one of many unsourced lines of speculation floating around the convention center, bu it's got plenty of traction. Steele, predictably, is sinking quickly -- he lost seven votes between the first and second rounds.
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RNC
Michael Steele Could Announce Bid For Second RNC Term Tomorrow
RNC Chairman Michael Steele
According to multiple reports this morning, embattled Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele could finally make it publicly known whether or not he intends to seek a second term.
In an email sent to RNC voting members send last night, Steele announced a "private conference call" for the GOP leaders nationwide who will determine who leads the RNC for the next two years.
Steele has yet to announce whether he'll seek a second term as the field of Republicans interested in replacing him fills up. Politico reports "key supporters" of Steele expect he'll decline to run again.
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