Republican Leadership Election

Jan 31, 2009

C-SPAN | Washington Journal

California Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring talked about the election the previous day of former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele as the new chairman of the Republican National Committee. Mr. Steele served as lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007 and is chairman of GOPAC. He defeated the incumbent Republican Party .. Read More
California Republican Party Chairman Ron Nehring talked about the election the previous day of former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele as the new chairman of the Republican National Committee. Mr. Steele served as lieutenant governor of Maryland from 2003 to 2007 and is chairman of GOPAC. He defeated the incumbent Republican Party Chairman Mike Duncan and three other challengers over six rounds of voting to become the first black to lead the party. Mr. Nehring has served as chairman of the California Republican Party for two years. He did not publicly support any candidate for chairman prior to the election. He discussed the future of the Republican Party and concerns that the party is becoming a regional party of the South. A video clip was also shown of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell talking about regionalism and concerns that Republicans would become a long-term minority party at the the 2009 Winter Meeting of the Republican National Committee on Thursday, January 29, 2009. Mr. Nehring responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:20 HOST ON YOUR SCREEN IS RON NEHRING, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY. WHAT DOES THE ELECTION...
00:00:33 Unidentified Speaker THE 2010 ELECTION IS NOW UNDERWAY. I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR PARTY. WE HAVE TAKEN A NEW...
00:01:01 HOST YOU MENTIONED REPUBLICAN IDEALS.
00:01:06 GUEST I THINK THAT ANY REPUBLICAN PARTY LEADERS WANT TO HAVE THEIR VOTE -- THEIR OWN VIEWS. MAKE NO MISTAKE,...
00:01:49 HOST SOME OF THE CALLERS BROUGHT UP THE FACT THAT IT WAS HIS COLOR THAT GOT HIM ELECTED AND GIVES THE OPPORTUNITY...
00:02:03 GUEST THIS WAS A VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN AMONG SIX CANDIDATES. AND ULTIMATELY CAME DOWN TO FIVE CANDIDATES. I...
00:02:50 HOST WHAT CAN HE DOES DO NOW TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF THE PARTY? WHAT KINDS OF THINGS DOES HE HAVE TO ENGAGE...
00:02:59 GUEST HE IS GOING TO BUILD A TEAM OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE. WE HAVE 50 STATE PARTIES AS WELL....
00:03:51 HOST OUR GUEST WILL BE HERE UNTIL 8:30. IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT ISSUES OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, THE NUMBERS...
00:05:03 HOST ARE YOU GOING TO CHANGE YOUR PARTY AFFILIATION? CALLER: YES, I WILL.
00:05:10 GUEST THAT IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF THING WE WANT TO SEE MOVING FORWARD. THAT MEANS REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE...
00:05:50 HOST SOUTHEAST, NEW YORK. LINE FOR DEMOCRATS. CALLER: I AM SITTING HERE LISTENING TO YOU AND I JUST CANNOT...
00:06:39 GUEST IT IS NICE TO SEE THAT THE CHAMPIONS OF TOLERANCE ARE TURNING INTO C-SPAN THIS MORNING. IT IS UNFORTUNATE...
00:07:48 HOST HOW DOES MICHAEL STEELE APPEAL TO PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA?
00:07:54 GUEST IF THE TYPE OF E-MAIL SENT TEXT MESSAGES AND MESSAGES ON TWITTER ARE ANY INDICATION, IT IS VERY POPULAR....
00:08:20 HOST KATE CAUGHT, MASSACHUSETTS. -- CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS. CALLER: THE LAST CALLER WAS VERY UNEDUCATED...
00:09:26 GUEST CERTAINLY. JAMES CARVILLE SAYS THAT NEVER ACCEPT YOUR OPPONENT'S UNDERLYING PREMISE AS VALID. WE'RE...
00:10:59 HOST HIS LATEST POST TALKS ABOUT PUTTING THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ON OFFENSE. YOU CAN SEE IT. IT IS CONNECTED...
00:11:51 HOST CALLER, YOU ARE ON OUR LINE FOR INDEPENDENTS. HOW DO YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF POLITICALLY? CALLER: I...
00:12:09 HOST THANK YOU.
00:12:12 GUEST THIS IS THE TYPE OF VOTER THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY FIND A HOME IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY WHETHER...
00:14:09 HOST ULTIMATELY, MICHAEL STEELE'S GOAL IS TO WIN ELECTIONS. MITCH MCCONNELL TALKED ABOUT 2006 AND 2008....
00:14:26 Unidentified Speaker OVER THE PAST TWO ELECTIONS, WE HAVE LOST A 13 SENATE SEATS AND 51 HOUSE SEATS. OUR MOST RELIABLE...
00:15:34 GUEST SENATOR MCCONNELL IS EXACTLY RIGHT. I THINK THAT WHAT WE SAW DURING THE BUSH PRESIDENCY WAS CERTAINLY...
00:17:35 HOST VIRGINIA. CALLER: I WANT TO CONGRATULATE MICHAEL STEELE FOR THE CHAIRMANSHIP. I HAVE BEEN FINDING...
00:18:29 GUEST IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PAST WEEK WHEN EVERY SINGLE REPUBLICAN VOTED AGAINST THIS PHONY STIMULUS...
00:20:37 HOST WHAT YOU DO WHEN YOU ARE NOT SHARING THE CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY?
00:20:44 GUEST I'M ALSO INVOLVED IN SERVING AS A TEACHER AND A CONSULTANT ON PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES AS WELL. I HAVE...
00:21:06 HOST LAS VEGAS, GOOD MORNING. CALLER: I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. IT SEEMS TO ME -- I DID NOT HEAR ANY SUBSTANTIVE...
00:21:53 GUEST WE ALL LOVE GOOD PRESS. THAT IS CERTAINLY TRUE. IT IS A MISTAKE TO SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO PASS A...
00:23:27 HOST WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE MORE MINUTES WITH OUR GUEST. GO AHEAD. CALLER: I AM DELIGHTED THAT MICHAEL STEELE...
00:25:00 GUEST WE HAVE A SOLID REPUBLICAN PLATFORM BOTH AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL -- WE HAVE OUR STATE PARTY PLATFORM...
00:26:13 HOST NEVADA, YOU ARE OUR LAST CALL. CALLER: CONGRATULATIONS TO MICHAEL STEELE, BUT I LOOKED TO HIM AS A...
00:27:32 GUEST I'M STILL NOT GETTING HOW RESODDING THE CAPITOL MALL DESPITE ALL THE PEOPLE IN AMERICA WHO ARE BROKE...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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