All it took was a video camera, 10,000 pennies and a little creativity. The result was a viral video that earned 28-year-old Matthias Shapiro of Utah the first-ever “Grassroots Logic Award” from the Republican National Committee. Shapiro’s videos, which use pennies to put into context President Obama’s spending, earned him a trip to Washington, D.C., today. His most popular video, which is nearing 1 million | Read More »
[Correction: Steele does not make exceptions on the issue of life. A report in the New York Times incorrectly stated his position.] A week ago I laid out the case against Michael Steele for chairman of the Republican National Committee. Tonight the candidate himself called me to talk about my criticism and his vision for the GOP. As I said last week, Steele is an | Read More »
One is a 527, the other is a PAC. My failure to distinguish between the two resulted in an incomplete portrayal of Michael Steele. I stand by my criticism of Steele, a candidate for Republican National Committee chairman, but I should have explained the difference between GOPAC Inc., a 527 tax-exempt organization, and GOPAC America, a political committee organized to elect candidates. Yesterday I cited | Read More »
Among the candidates for Republican National Committee chairman, there’s no question Michael Steele is among the most recognizable — a political celebrity thanks to his work for Fox News and run for U.S. Senate in 2006. Aside from his political celebrity — and knack for being a good talking head — there’s little else about the man that would make him a good chairman. While | Read More »
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