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Posted at 7:05am on Apr. 3, 2008 MI Morning Update: Report from RNC Rules Committee Meeting

By saul anuzis

231 Days until Election Day

MORNING UPDATE:

Our Michigan delegation presented our “Victory Plan” to the national McCain campaign in conjunction with the RNC yesterday. Michigan is a swing state that will play a key role in this fall’s election. We are ready to help elect our next President…John McCain.

In other action, the RNC Rules Committee passed the Ohio Plan, taking the first step towards changing the rules for the 2012 presidential process. Next step the full RNC meeting in August and then, on to the convention.

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Posted at 2:28pm on Feb. 26, 2008 Meet Mark Sanford

Mr. Right?

By Dan McLaughlin

Along with Tim Pawlenty, the first subject of this sporadic series of video clips (mostly from YouTube) of potential national GOP candidates (whether for the Vice Presidency in 2008 or the big job later), the other candidate on everyone's short list is South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. Sanford is regarded as a rock-solid conservative (a somewhat tongue-in-cheek self-described "right wing nut," even), like McCain he has made a name as an anti-pork crusader, and he has a great resume - six years in Congress, six as a Governor - giving him far more experience at the same age than the likely Democratic presidential nominee.

So how does Sanford play on the small screen?

Read On...

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Posted at 11:47am on Feb. 11, 2008 Meet Tim Pawlenty

Let's Go To The Videotape

By Dan McLaughlin

I'm a big believer in the idea that political campaigns on a national level are influenced very heavily by personality and character, and thus much must be learned about a candidate by watching them in action rather than just ticking off issue positions and lines on the resume. You know the tune by now: ideas don't run for president, people do. Yet even in this interconnected age, even political junkies often seem to end up forming strong opinions about politicians they know only by record and reputation.

There is bound to be another round of speculation on the way about who is and isn't an appropriate choice for the next entires on national stage, starting with the likely GOP running mate for John McCain. Let's take a video tour, starting with one of the top short-listers, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty.

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Posted at 7:51pm on Feb. 6, 2008 REDSTATE ROUNDTABLE #1: CONSERVATIVES AND THE PRIMARY PROCESS

Did The Process Fail Us? Did We Fail It? And How Do We Do Better Next Time?

By Dan McLaughlin

This is the first of what we hope will be a semi-regular occurrence, email roundtables among the RS Contributors. With a special appearance by the elusive Thomas Crown.

Dan McLaughlin: So, the great Mardi Gras primary day has come and gone, and while John McCain has not wrapped up the nomination, he seems now to be in a commanding position, with few realistic obstacles left to overcome. I think most of us Contributors, other than Adam, would agree that Sen. McCain is not our first choice, and that all things being equal we would prefer a candidate who takes more conservative policy positions and uses more conservative rhetoric than McCain on a number of issues. So I open the floor to a couple of related questions: Did the primary process fail conservatives? Did the GOP electorate prefer to pick a less conservative candidate this time around, and if not, why do we appear likely to get one? And how do we conservatives going about the business of ensuring that next time - 2012, 2016 - we get a more conservative nominee?

Read On...

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