Tag Archives: Ronna McDaniel

The Texas Tribune reports: Frustrated with the outcome of the midterm elections, the executive committee of the Texas GOP voted unanimously Saturday to call for new leadership at the national party. By a vote of 62-0, the State Republican Executive Committee passed a resolution saying it had lost confidence in the chair of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel. The …

The Hill reports: Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Tuesday urged members of her party to stop discouraging early voting and vote by mail. “Our voters need to vote early,” McDaniel told Fox News. “I have said this over and over again. There were many in 2020 saying, ‘Don’t vote by mail, don’t vote early.’ And we have …

The Hill reports: Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) announced on Wednesday that he will not challenge Ronna McDaniel for the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) top spot but urged the three-time chairwoman to step aside. “Change is desperately needed, and there are many leaders, myself included, ready and willing to step up to ensure our party retools and transforms as critical elections …

Politico reports: Ronna McDaniel is about to draw a challenge to her post as Republican National Committee chair. Harmeet Dhillon, a RNC committeewoman whose firm represents Donald Trump, is prepping a bid for party chair, according to two people familiar with her planning. Dhillon has been talking with fellow RNC members about a prospective run, and those close to Dhillon …

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 …

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 …

Axios reports: “You should have a recount, you should have a canvass and it will go to the courts and then everybody should accept the results, that’s what it should be,” McDaniel said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “I’m also not going to say if there are problems, we shouldn’t be able to address that. If [there are] …

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 Washington Post reports: Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Thursday mocked the speaking abilities of Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate who is recovering from a stroke, and President Biden, who grew up with a stutter. McDaniel was interviewed by syndicated radio host Hugh Hewitt about news that Biden and Vice President Harris plan to …

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 …

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: How high a priority is Florida for national Republicans in the Midterms? The Republican National Committee is announcing that its “Take Back Our Country Tour” will hold one its first stops in the Sunshine State. U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, who heads the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), announced the tour with Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Ronna …

Mediaite reports: Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) detailed on Thursday how Ronna McDaniel, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, was recruited by then-President Donald Trump to aid in his scheme to assemble “fake electors” to change the result of the electoral college and remain in power. “President Trump’s efforts to unlawfully overturn the results of the 2020 election were not …

Law & Crime reports: The Republican National Committee and its North Carolina counterpart filed a lawsuit challenging the Tar Heel State’s procedures for allowing election observers and casting absentee ballots. Barbara Deas, the chairwoman of the Clay County Republican Party, is the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit, joined by the RNC and the North Carolina Republican Party. “The NCSBE continues …

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 …

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 …