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Raw Story reports: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said one of his first actions if he becomes chair of the Republican National Committee will be to fire all the lawyers who did not try to overturn the 2020 presidential election. During an interview on Thursday, radio host John Fredericks asked the Trump-supporting pillow monger what “vision” he would bring to the …

Politico reports: The Republican National Committee is launching a review of the party’s performance in the midterm election and bringing on a team of outside advisers to help guide strategy, as the GOP reckons with its disappointing performance in the election. The RNC is tapping nearly a dozen people to serve in what it’s calling a “Republican Party Advisory Council” …

The Insider reports: MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell wants more power within the Republican Party: he’s officially running to chair the Republican National Committee.  Lindell announced his run on Monday morning during fellow Trump ally Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast. “With all my due diligence and in prayer, I am 100% running for RNC chairman against Ronna McDaniel,” Lindell said. “It’s …

“Listen, Sean, we need to win. I mean, that’s just the fact. Our kids’ future depends on it. So, you know, we really all have a responsibility to message what Republican policies bring to this country. “And I don’t know a party that can continue to lose like we have and keep their jobs. Everybody needs to evaluate what we …

The Huffington Post reports: The Republican Party posted a quote on Twitter Friday about freedom, of all things, that was falsely attributed to George Washington. It was quickly shot down by a CNN reporter. The GOP tweeted on Friday: “Let freedom be free.” It added a quote allegedly from Washington saying: “It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy …

Newsweek reports: In an appearance on his “Frank TV” livestream this week, the MyPillow CEO asked fans whether they would support him pursuing a bid against the sitting RNC chairwoman, whom he has previously criticized for her lack of effort to overturn the results of a 2020 election Lindell baselessly claims was rigged against Trump. They overwhelmingly did and he …

Politico reports: New York GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin is inching closer toward running for chair of the Republican National Committee, challenging current leader Ronna McDaniel. Zeldin, whose strong performance in the New York governor’s race last week may have helped the GOP take back the House, emailed committee members Thursday about his potential bid. Though Zeldin lost, the Republican came …

Politico reports: Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel signaled on Monday that she plans to run for reelection as party chair, which would set her up to lead the RNC through the 2024 presidential election. The announcement came on a Monday call with RNC members, following a disappointing midterm election for Republicans, who had hoped to win control of both …

“We could go back to 2010 and 2012 where we saw a lot of these terrible first-time candidates that caused Senate races to fall by the wayside in Nevada, Delaware, Indiana, Missouri. “This is why Mitch McConnell was warning well in advance that we have a candidate quality problem. But what we’ve seen is a real intensification of this problem …

Media Matters reports: Ronna McDaniel claimed on Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast that her organization has now trained at least 79,000 poll workers and watchers throughout the country. She said the RNC’s efforts had gotten a “jump” after she previously appeared on the show to call for volunteers. McDaniel also alluded to “software” and “tools” that RNC volunteers and workers …

The Hill reports: “If this weren’t Paul Pelosi, this criminal would probably be out on the street tomorrow,” McDaniel said on “Fox News Sunday” with host Shannon Bream. “We saw Lee Zeldin’s attacker was on the street right after he attacked him. This is what Democrat policies are bringing,” McDaniel said, referring to an attack earlier this year at a …

The Associated Press reports: Election Day is 12 days away. But in courtrooms across the country, efforts to sow doubt over the outcome have already begun. More than 100 lawsuits have been filed this year around the upcoming midterm elections. The suits target rules over mail-in voting, early voting, voter access, voting machines, voting registration, the counting of mismarked absentee …

The Washington Post reports: In Michigan, a right-wing group announced it had launched “Operation Overwatch” to hunt down election-related malfeasance, issuing a press release that repeated the warning “We are watching” 10 times. Supporters of former president Donald Trump who falsely claim the 2020 election was stolen have summoned a swarm of poll watchers and workers in battleground states to …

Axios reports: The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed a lawsuit against Google in a U.S. district court in California for allegedly putting its campaign emails in the spam folders of its millions of users. Why it matters: Google last month launched a pilot program to keep campaign emails out of spam. But the RNC has been criticizing the program, …

Florida Politics reports: Vandals sprayed a hateful, vulgar message on a window and damaged door locks at the Seminole County Republican Party headquarters. Someone sprayed the words “Eat Sh** Fascists” on the storefront window of the Seminole Republicans’ office in Casselberry. A symbol for anarchists was added. The door locks were damaged with glue, preventing officials from being able to …

Politico reports: The Republican National Committee has fired Paris Dennard as its national spokesman, according to two people familiar with the move. Dennard had been serving as a national spokesman and director of Black media affairs for the committee. He started working for the RNC in March 2020. “Paris Dennard no longer works for the RNC. We don’t comment on …

ABC News reports: Since October 2021, the Republican National Committee has paid nearly $2 million to law firms representing Trump as part of his defense against personal litigation and government investigations. But an RNC official told ABC News that as soon as Trump would announce he is running for president, the payments would stop because the party has a “neutrality …

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports: Republicans appear bound for Milwaukee in 2024. A GOP site selection panel on Friday picked Milwaukee as the host city for the 2024 Republican National Convention. The full Republican National Committee must approve the choice during its summer meeting in Chicago, Aug. 2-5. The local committee is headed by Reince Priebus, a White House chief of …

Axios reports: An escalating dispute between national Republicans and technology giant Google threatens to bring political heat on the company and could spur significant changes in political email practices. The Republican National Committee fired the latest shot on Wednesday, when chairwoman Ronna McDaniel claimed in a statement to Axios that Google has “systematically attacked” its digital program. The RNC claims …

Votebeat Arizona reports: The Republican National Committee is telling potential Arizona polling place observers that there are “festering problems” in how elections are run, such as security issues with vote-counting machines and problems with voter rolls, as it trains them for the state’s upcoming primary election. The RNC training delivers the message that the “2020 election had serious problems,” worrying …