Is it Time For Michael Steele to go?
The criticism of Michael Steele appears to be intensifying. Over the last several days, it has become increasingly evident that many Republicans are quite unhappy with the chairman. First, it appears that the chairman might be responsible for decreased contributions and increased discontent.
Some wealthy contributors are shunning the Republican National Committee and donating instead to the other GOP campaign committees or directly to candidates — in many cases because of discontent with the leadership of Michael S. Steele, the party’s national chairman.
“I don’t plan to give to the Republican National Committee this cycle, and no other major donor I know is planning to either,” Christine Toretti, a Pennsylvania RNC member and a longtime major donor to the RNC and other GOP campaign committees and causes, told The Washington Times. [...]
Lawrence Bathgate, who served a record three times as RNC finance chairman during and after the Reagan era, told The Times, “No, I haven’t given to the RNC this cycle.”
So, in the year that the Republicans need the greatest leadership, they are being let down by the RNC Chair? But it doesn’t end there. Others are accusing the Chairman of defeatist thinking.
Top GOP Congressional aides on Wednesday demanded that their colleagues at the Republican National Committee rein in RNC Chairman Michael Steele after Steele suggested House Republicans could not retake the majority this November.
House and Senate leadership aides used a conference call with RNC staff to voice their latest frustrations with Steele, who said “not this year” when asked Monday on Fox News whether the GOP would win control of the House in 2010. [...]
According to multiple sources, Republican Congressional aides bristled at Steele’s decision to use his book tour to question Republicans’ political chances. They pressed RNC staff to keep Steele quiet and cancel any more media appearances.
This is a significant problem. In fact, it is an enormous problem. To set this nation right, we MUST win the House this year. I don’t believe it’s optional. Given the growing discontent among the public, and especially among independents, it would seem to be an achievable goal.
We can delay the Democrats for only so long. If we lose again in November, there may not be much of a country left to save in 2012. Apparently, Mr. Steele doesn’t agree. And since he leads the RNC, the committee will therefore NOT attempt to take the House. Of course, that will lead to failure in November.
We are watching you, Mr. Steele, almost as closely as we are watching the left. We have not forgotten how the Republicans let us down by not following the base. Consequently, many of us have decided to follow ideology rather than party. And while we continue to question the party, you simply add more fuel to the fire. If you truly want the party to succeed, I believe you must step down. I you are not daring or sufficiently ambitious for the party’s prospects, get out of the way, and allow another to lead the way. If you continue, your doubts will drive more Conservatives away, and you will reduce the GOP to nothing more than a collection of RINOs.
© Matt Ross
Originally posted at Conservative Hideout 2.0
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