Tag Archives: Ronna McDaniel

RNC Drops Participation In GOP Presidential Debates

Politico reports: The Republican National Committee is pausing its participation in 2024 GOP primary debates, the organization decided Friday. The RNC’s decision, made by a 16-member internal body, means that any forthcoming debates will be hosted by networks independently of the committee. Two outlets — ABC and CNN — have announced plans to host future debates in Iowa and New …

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McDaniel: “Biden WH Killed 2020 Hunter Biden Story”

“This is a Biden White House that was meeting with social media companies, dictating what they put on their platforms before the 2020 election. That, to me, is suppression. This is a White House that killed a Hunter Biden story that we now know is true, that prevented voters from knowing that before the 2020 election. That, to me, is …

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Newsmax: The RNC Priced Us Out Of Hosting Debate

Axios reports: After Fox News and Fox Business hosted the first two debates, the RNC proposed that Newsmax co-sponsor the third debate as the junior partner to ABC News, four people familiar with the matter told Axios. Newsmax executives were wary of being a junior partner with a mainstream media outlet, and thought the $2 million co-sponsor fee the RNC …

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GOP Finances At 15% Of Total At This Time In 2020

The Washington Post reports: The Republican Party’s finances are increasingly worrisome to party members, advisers to former president Donald Trump, and other operatives involved in the 2024 election effort, according to 10 people familiar with the matter. The Republican National Committee disclosed that it had $9.1 million in cash on hand as of Oct. 30, the lowest amount for the …

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McDaniel: RNC Will Back Trump Even If He’s Convicted

Axios reports: Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel said the committee would support former President Trump as the 2024 GOP presidential nominee if voters were to choose him, even if he were convicted of a crime. “Whoever the voters choose is the appropriate nominee,” McDaniel said on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday when asked if Trump would qualify as …

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McDaniel Won’t Condemn Trump’s Echo Of Adolf Hitler

“I am not going to comment on candidates and their campaign messaging. I will say this, I know President Trump supports the veterans, our whole party supports our veterans. And I do think we’re at a very serious moment in our country.” – Republican National Committee chairperson Ronna McDaniel, refusing to condemn Trump having echoed Hitler by vowing to “root …

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Jones And McDaniel Sought For GA RICO Testimony

The Associated Press reports: The Georgia prosecutor who has accused former President Donald Trump and others of trying to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state is seeking to call Republican Party Chair Ronna McDaniel and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones as witnesses in a trial for two of the defendants scheduled to begin later this month. Fulton County …

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Republicans Turn On RFK After Switch To Independent

The Washington Post reports: Attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s pivot Monday to an independent run for president met immediate resistance from Republican leaders, who have concluded that his new effort threatens to cannibalize their vote share next year, helping to reelect President Biden. The Republican National Committee greeted his announcement with a press release that described Kennedy as “just another …

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McDaniel: All This Infighting Is Damaging The GOP

“I don’t know how this helps us beat Joe Biden. I think every Republican right now has to wake up every day and say how does this help us beat the Democrats in November? What headline do we need today? Anytime we’re fighting with each other, we’re taking away from our message against Joe Biden. We’re about a year out …

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RNC To Sue Pennsylvania Over New Motor-Voter Law

The right wing Delaware Valley Journal reports: The Republican Party of Pennsylvania and the Republican National Committee on Tuesday sent demand letters to the Shapiro administration asking for more information about the governor’s announced plan to automatically register new voters when they get their driver’s licenses or state identification. Those letters are commonly issued immediately prior to a lawsuit. In …

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McDaniel Pressures Trump To Attend First GOP Debate

The Washington Post reports: The former president has refused to commit to the Aug. 23 debate, and he indicated as recently as Sunday that he’s leaning against it. (“When you have a big lead, you don’t do it,” he told interviewer Maria Bartiromo.) So in the meantime, various hosts on Fox have taken it upon themselves to use the network’s …

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McDaniel Refuses To Say Biden Was Elected Fairly

CNN has the transcript: WALLACE: When did you stop being an election denier? MCDANIEL: I think saying there were problems with 202020 [sic] is very real. I don’t think that’s election-denying. I mean, Chris, I am from Wayne County. We had a woman send a note saying, “I’m being told to backdate ballots.” We had to look into that. That’s …

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RNC Celebrated Fourth By Tweeting Liberian Flag

Raw Story reports: On Tuesday, the Republican Party’s official Twitter account posted to mark the Fourth of July, writing, “247 years ago, our forefathers told Ol’ King George to get lost! Happy Independence Day from the GOP!” There was just one problem: the flags they used in the graphic were not the American flag. They were the Liberian flag. Liberia …

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RNC Chair: Our Nominee Loyalty Pledge “Is Staying”

The Hill reports: Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman Ronna McDaniel doubled down on the need for a GOP loyalty pledge on Thursday, arguing that the party has “to be united” in 2024. “It’s the Republican Party nomination and the pledge is staying,” McDaniel said when pressed by “Fox News Tonight” guest host Kayleigh McEnany. “It’s called the “Beat Biden Pledge” …

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RNC Reverses, Decides It Likes Early Voting After All

The New York Times reports: After years of deriding early and mail-in voting, claiming they lead to fraud and help Democrats to steal elections, top Republicans are changing their position, leading to a split in the party as the 2024 election approaches. The Republican National Committee recently announced that it had created a program to promote early voting, both by …

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RNC Sets Debate Rules: Participants Must Poll At Over 1% And Pledge Their Support To Eventual GOP Nominee

Politico reports: The first debate will be Aug. 23 on Fox News Channel, with a possible second date of Aug. 24 if enough candidates meet polling and fundraising criteria — and also commit to supporting the eventual Republican nominee and pledge that they will not participate in any outside debates. Candidates will have to garner donations from at least 40,000 …

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McDaniel: Debt Default Risk “Bodes Very Well” For GOP

“The vast majority of Americans feel like we’re not heading in the right track. And then you look at this debt ceiling crisis. You look at us about to default, and you see that president took 90 days out from negotiating. “He refused to come to the table with Republicans. Republicans have put a plan on the table and this …

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McDaniel Reacts To Trump Verdict: Migrants! Inflation!

Mediaite reports: “We invited you to talk about the 2024 race and a number of aspects of what’s going on right now,” Martha MacCallum told McDaniel on Tuesday’s episode of The Story. “But, your reaction to this decision by this jury here in New York City with regard to the current lead[er] in the Republican Party for the nomination?” “Well, …

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McDaniel: Abortion Not Trump Cost Us The Midterms

The Hill reports: Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Sunday a recent report on the party’s disappointing performance in last year’s midterms showed that the GOP was unable to lock down the support of independents, citing abortion messaging as a key reason why. “The biggest takeaway we’re taking is independents did not break our way, which has to …

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Far-Right Rumble To Stream First RNC Primary Debate

Just in via press release: Rumble, the video-sharing platform, announced today that it has entered a partnership with the Republican National Committee (RNC) to be the exclusive live stream provider for the first debate of the Republican presidential primaries. The debate will be held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in August 2023, and will be hosted and broadcast on cable television by …

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