PING!
Posted on 11/09/2006 12:32:31 PM PST by Trueblackman
As a Conservative, I want to know why the hell hasn't the ineffective Republican National Comittee Chair Ken Mehlman not resigned from his position following the loses in the House and Senate.
It was Mehlman job to find and craft the message of the party and find good quality Conservative candidate, but Mehlman used his time trying to get along and apply to liberals and their fringe groups and not the base of our party,
So it is time to throw Mehlman under the bus and move on.
I believe that our party needs a younger Chairman 30-50 years old who can find young conservatives to run for national, state and local office as bring new blood into the party. Mehlman allowed the party to get fat and lazy with no direction and thus we lost the election because the base stayed at home, now it is time to send Mehlman home!!!
We need a chair who will take on the left, label them for what they are and prepare a group of Conservative Candidates and Presidential Nominees, who will put us back in the majority with mass numbers, while putting forth the Conservative Ideas that won us the majority 12 years ago.
I'd love to see Michael Steele head the RNC.
Yesterday, there was a thread that said that Michael Steele was considering an offer to be RNC chair. You like?
I wholeheartedly agree. Back when gas hovered over three bucks a gallon, one of his bright talking points was to warn us not to vote dem or gas prices would go up.
Real sharp that Mehlman.
Is it really Mehlman's fault though?
Yes Michael would in fact be a good choice, he is a personal friend and good guy.
I agree. Mehlman must go. And Dole better not be leading the Senate effort in 2008.
Well, I am not for throwing him under the bus yet. Besides look at his performance in 04. Also if this true how can you blame him
"Told you so [Rich Lowry]
So says the NRCC about these races, according to the Washington Post:
On the GOP side, the finger-pointing began soon after the results were clear. GOP officials faulted several lawmakers for blowing their races. For months, the National Republican Congressional Committee warned incumbents that this year's headwinds could endanger them — even if they had not faced serious races before.
The NRCC went to Rep. Gil Gutknecht (R-Minn.) in the summer with a poll that showed him in real jeopardy in his race against teacher Tim Walz (D). Gutknecht did not adequately heed that warning, falling to Walz in the southern Minnesota 1st District.
In Iowa's 2nd District, the NRCC noticed months ago that Rep. Jim Leach (R) could well lose to Democrat Dave Loebsack. National Republicans did not want to tip off Democrats to his troubles, so they decided against running ads there. Instead, GOP aides said, they decided to pay for a direct-mail effort on Leach's behalf, but just as it was about to be sent out, Leach insisted it be canceled. He lost to Loebsack on Tuesday night.
In Pennsylvania's 4th District, Rep. Melissa Hart (R) ignored repeated warnings from national Republicans to go negative early on her opponent, Jason Altmire (D). Hart waited — out of fear for raising Altmire's name recognition. She waited too long."
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NTVjNjM1ZGUxODQ5NWMwYjM1YmY4MWY3ZWUwMTIxNDA=
Jay Cost also says a huge part of the problem was that the Canidates underestimated their opponents
Oh, yeah, Republican voters have earned sooooo much respect. We run off everyone for any reason. Maybe if we don't vote in that race, maybe if we write in "Mickey Mouse," "they" will learn a lesson and do what we tell them.
I would like Steele too. I just want a honest analysis of what went wrong.
I said it first thing yesterday. Him, Hastert, Blunt, etc.
Dump Karl Rove! He is the one who led us to defeat.
Don't scapegoat Mehlman, he is a good chairman.
I think Mehlman is going to resign in the next week or so. He is going to be working for a presidential campaign.
The true villain here is Karl Rove.
Yes Ken has done some great things, but in this election he seemed to be asleep at the wheel and I am sorry if we are going to clean up our leadership in the House and Senate, then we must do the same at the RNC.
And yes, I'm with those calling for Steele. He has the experience (former head of the MD GOP), the charisma, and the nicely sparring attitude toward the press that will make him an effective leader and spokesman.
I call BS. If for no other reason, we should keep Rove because the left despises him.
Since Republicans killed so many of their own in this race, I guess it makes sense to leave Mehlman dead on the field the same way we did all of the other Republicans who didn't measure up 100%?
Damn right, we are Conservatives.
Steele would be great. My family turned out for him on the Eastern Shore. They all thought he is a very impressive man.
Karl Rove was the cause of our defeat.
Some specifics would go a long way. (Especially since you've been with FR for only 2 months and are already dogging Rove)
You've been dogging Mehlman, who seems like a decent fellow.
Why must you scapegoat him for what was obviously a screw up from lots of people, starting with GWB, Hastert, and Foley, and lots of pork barrel spending. If GWB had dumped Rumsfeld a month ago, we would still control the Senate.
It has already been reported on Hugh Hewitt that Mehlman is leaving the RNC to work on the Giuliani campaign.
Tell him to step up. An educated and articulate man of color who has achieved something in life would be a fine man to lead the RNC. If we lose some crackers in the process so be it. Time for a new direction and especially by someone with his resume.
Iraq
Lack of message
Bad campaigns
Unfavorable ratings for POTUS
Less liberal candidates
Iraq
MSM
Lack od effectiveness by Congress and Senate
RINOs
Iraq
Etc
PING!
I watched Mehlman in several interviews and was astounded by his inability to use the English language properly. Like the typical NBA or NFL athlete with a microphone in this face who utters a minute of ''you know'' interspersed with a couple of intelligible words, so too did Chairman Mehlman wear out ''incredible'' and various other hackned, meaninglessly trite words and phrases while failing to communicate anything other than his lack of articulation.
Does a double "why the hell" make a "why in heaven"?
I am pissed at what happened, sorry.
I honestly don't think Mehlman had any great effect pro or con regarding the election.
Who was it who decided to support Chafee in the primary election? Was it Mehlman or Rove?
I suppose Rove screwed us up. Bush also screwed us up by lying to us and saying he was going to keep Rumsfeld until the end of his presidency. Cheney also lied to us about that.
9pm Mehlman resignation announced and Nina Easton predicts Steele. Of course, you can call your friend and find out, I just have TV LOL
Apparently so he can continue to send me e-mails.
You've got me confused with someone else. I haven't criticized Mehlman at all. I happen to credit him along with Rove (to a lesser degree) for our election success in 2004. I also have a tendency to want to keep those the left despise. But to me, it seems the Dems have successfully used the media to turn us against some of our own (Rove, Delay, Rumsfeld, etc.)
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