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NEWS ABOUT: J. Kenneth Blackwell

J. Kenneth Blackwell stories: 6 news summaries

GOP Base Sees Moderate Plot in Reform Group

Righties compalin that Cantor rebranding
effort excludes them

May 8, 09 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Eric Cantor's high-profile new group aimed at diagnosing what ails the GOP, members of the party base are worried that the answer might be them. Social conservatives from Steve King to Mike Huckabee are accusing the group of excluding them from the National Council for a New America, Politico... More »

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Mike Huckabee • social conservatives • Eric Cantor • J. Kenneth Blackwell • National Council for a New America

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

Blackwell Calls Homosexuality
a 'Compulsion'

Would-be RNC chair says gays can just say no to rogue urges

Jan 13, 09 10:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Another candidate for the position of Republican National Committee chair may have put his foot in his mouth: Ken Blackwell, the former Ohio secretary of state, told gay radio host Michelangelo Signoreli that gays and lesbians suffer from a “compulsion” that they “can choose to restrain.” Blackwell... More »

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gay rights • RNC • homosexuality • gays • J. Kenneth Blackwell

At a Crossroads, Split RNC Has Diverse Choices

Two of 6 candidates are black; may offer needed image change

Jan 11, 09 10:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Having lost the presidency to a Democratic party making new demographic inroads, the GOP faces a revealing choice about whether to elect a black party chairman, reports the New York Times. As Republicans try to rebuild in the wake of the election, two black candidates, in a pool of... More »

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RNC • Republican Party • Chip Saltsman • Michael Steele • Republican Party Chairman • J. Kenneth Blackwell

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