Posted on 11/06/2008 7:17:02 PM PST by nickcarraway
John Sununu will no longer be a U.S. Senator come January after having lost his re-election bid against former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen on November 4th. But he might be the Chairman of the Republican National Committee if some of his supporters have anything to say about it.
A group of Republican officials and operatives plan to launch a Draft Sununu for RNC Chairman committee as early as Friday, two Republican sources tell Now! Hampshire. The sources asked to remain anonymous.
The leaders of the effort are not affiliated with the remnants of Sununus unsuccessful reelection campaign.
If the plan goes forward it would not be the first time Sununu was pressed into service. He was drafted to run against incumbent Senator Bob Smith in the Republican primary while serving as a congressman in 2002. He won that primary and proceeded to win the senate seat.
Not everyone is sold on the idea, however. One former Republican official familiar with the way chairmen are elected told Now! Hampshire, Its f--king crazy. While it would be a brilliant move, there is NO WAY IN HELL that the Members will go for someone outside the Committee when we dont have the White House.
Republicans will elect a new Chairman of the Republican National Committee in January.
No Northeast RINO's as liberals allowed into GOP any more.
People are cheering for Newt BECAUSE HE IS A WINNER.
He defeated the Democrats in a HUGE way in 1994, remember?
HELLO...is there a more obvious choice?
What you said. :)
I believed I whispered.
It’s the freaking RNC chairmanship. The entire point is to give money to good candidates. I am not a Gingrich fan, but we could do a hell of a lot worse.
Like Mel Martinez. Remember him?
Gingrich, the guy who saved Bill Clinton and turned him into a hero?
I’ll put you down for Sunnunu...
global warming nutball
I think you have him mixed up with Bob Barr who is the Global Warmer.
If 0bama gets into a sex scandal, we will not have Newt leading the charge, OK?
In a post-racial society we can't very well offer up a white guy.
C'mon get with the program...
Do we really want to make thr RNC all about Global Warming?
For the next RNC Chairman, we need a conservative with passion, with great organizing skills, a gifted communicator living a vetted clean, moral life. WDC experience should be only a secondary attribute.
Never again should we nominate anyone sitting in Congress for President. They are the worst candidates. Only look at governors and heads of industries (that does not include Wall Street,)and proven military leaders.
Sununu????? Oh, yeah, Jr. is a loser RINO like his dad (Sr. gave us David Souter, to his lasting shame).
Hey, RNC, here’s a clue: a guy who cannot figure out how to win NEW HAMPSHIRE cannot be charged with leading the nationwide effort. Period. End of story.
Find someone who at least has some plausibility.
I normally find shouting offensive but in this case Right on.
No, Gingrich is too.
Ted Nugent
RNC doesn’t set policy. It raises money and plans electoral strategy, two things Gingrich is good at.
Let’s put it another way: who would you like to see as chair?
Sure, how about a conservative and not the same old tired crap that’s gotten us where we are today.
The RNC should not be a welfare to work program for crappy politicians who lost their jobs. If they cannot hang on to their own seats how can they do any better for an entire nation of races. Can we get real.
I say lets ask Haley Barbour, a great RNC chair, with the misfortune of having a crappy candidate (Dole).
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