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NEWS ABOUT: Katon Dawson

Katon Dawson stories: 10 news summaries

 Steele Finally Catching 
 More Flak From 
 Dems Than GOP 

Special election turned out not to be litmus test after all; RNC chairman draws Dem fire instead

Apr 28, 09 10:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Steele got off to a rocky start in his job as chairman of the Republican National Committee but he promised he’d deliver election victories in places like New York’s 20th district. Now that the GOP has lost that election, Steele is catching flak. But, CQ Politics reports,... More »

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RNC • special election • Michael Steele • Katon Dawson

RNC Runner-Up Plots to Unseat Steele: Source

Dawson said to be organizing no confidence vote for after NY election

Mar 11, 09 3:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Controversial Republican National Committee head Michael Steele will likely face a no-confidence vote after the election to replace former New York Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand March 31—whether or not the GOP is able to keep her seat, Republican sources tell Political Wire. Katon Dawson, who placed second in January's vote... More »

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Republican • RNC • GOP • no confidence • Michael Steele • Katon Dawson

 Steele Will Head RNC 


Jan 30, 09 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Steele emerged from a grueling contest today to become the first African-American chairman of the Republican National Committee, Politico reports. The six-ballot process, the most drawn-out in years, ended in the rare election of a non-member. “This is awesome,” the former Maryland lieutenant governor said, drawing a... More »

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politics • RNC • GOP • ballots • Michael Steele • Katon Dawson • Republican Party Chairman

GOP Struggles (and Twitters) to Close Tech Gap

Candidates competing for chairman brag of networking chops

Jan 30, 09 9:17 AM CST
(Newser) - With the Republican National Committee voting for a new chairman today, the candidates have been busy competing not on ideological grounds but on who has more Facebook friends, and who's more adept at Twittering, the Wall Street Journal reports. In rebuilding the party, one strategist declared the top priority to... More »

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RNC • GOP • Republican Party • Chip Saltsman • Mike Duncan • Twitter • Michael Steele • Katon Dawson • Saul Anuzis

Competition
to Lead GOP
'Dirtiest Ever'

Anonymous e-mails accuse candidates of racism, incompetence

Jan 29, 09 12:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Things have gotten ugly in the race to chair the Republican National Committee, in which a vote is due tomorrow. Anonymous e-mails have thrown some hard elbows, the Washington Times reports—one this week featured a mock-up USA Today front page reading, “RNC members choose ‘whites only’ chairman,... More »

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RNC • Mike Duncan • Michael Steele • Katon Dawson • Saul Anuzis • J. Kenneth Blackwell

 At RNC, Change 
 Means Bashing Bush 

Former loyalists lash out at ex-president in race for new chairman

Jan 28, 09 12:18 PM CST
(Newser) - In deciding on a new chairman, Republican National Committee members are wrestling with ambivalence about George W. Bush, the Washington Post reports. Incumbent Mike Duncan, appointed by the former president, faces something of a backlash. Duncan “never criticized Bush when the president was wrong,” says one member. “... More »

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RNC • Chip Saltsman • Mike Duncan • George W. Bush • Michael Steele • Katon Dawson • Saul Anuzis • J. Kenneth Blackwell • Republicans

analysis

RNC Candidates Must Measure Up to Dems' Kaine

Candidates look lightweight compared to Va. guv, DNC chair

Jan 16, 09 1:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Since Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine took over the Democratic National Committee last week, Republicans—in the midst of choosing Kaine’s RNC counterpart—are concerned that their contenders aren’t quite in Kaine’s weight class, reports Politico. Imagining the inevitable on-air debates, one Republican stresses the importance of choosing... More »

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RNC • Tim Kaine • Democratic National Committee • Chip Saltsman • Mike Duncan • Michael Steele • Katon Dawson • Saul Anuzis • J. Kenneth Blackwell

OPINION

Want to Lead the GOP? Name- Drop Reagan

Would-be RNC chairs bash forlorn party, wax poetic about the '80s

Jan 6, 09 1:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Asked to name their favorite Republican president, the six men vying to chair the RNC delivered a unanimous verdict: Lincoln, Schmincoln—bring back the Gipper of yore, said they. At a debate yesterday, the would-be chairmen labored mightily to top each others’ love of Reagan, Dana Milbank writes in the... More »

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RNC • Chip Saltsman • Mike Duncan • Michael Steele • Katon Dawson • Saul Anuzis

 The Contenders for RNC Chair 

In a "very, very, sleepy" race...

Dec 18, 08 10:03 AM CST
(Newser) - A largely thankless job running a down-and-out party—no wonder these guys are fighting tooth-and-nail. Politico handicaps the candidates for Republican National Committee chair:
  • Mike Duncan: The current RNC chair’s record is mixed. Despite his prolific fundraising, he presided over both the 2008 disaster and the mini-rebound
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RNC • Mike Duncan • Michael Steele • Katon Dawson • Saul Anuzis

ANALYSIS

GOP Hopeful Belonged to Whites-Only Country Club

Katon Dawson, candidate for RNC chair, resigned from SC club this summer

Nov 25, 08 2:36 PM CST
(Newser) - One of the candidates for chairman of the Republican National Committee belonged for more than a decade to a whites-only country club, Greg Sargent notes on Talking Points Memo. Katon Dawson, chairman of South Carolina’s Republican Party, resigned from the club in September as he was preparing to run... More »

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Barack Obama • RNC • South Carolina • GOP • racism • segregation • chairman • Katon Dawson • Republican Party Chairman

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