Ken Blackwell

« Freddie Mercury Lives! | Main | News: Ryan Kwanten, Comet, John Varvatos, Campbell's, Ne-Yo » 01/12/2009 The NYT reports that former Ohio secretary of state Ken Blackwell continues to be a leading contender for the chairman of the Republican National Committee: "The six candidates are four white men, including two from the South, and two black men: Michael Steele, the former lieutenant governor of Maryland, and J. Kenneth Blackwell, the former Ohio secretary of state. Because it is a six-way race in which ballots are cast anonymously, it is impossible to project who might win. But party leaders said Mr. Blackwell and Mr. ... Read Full Story

I don’t disagree with the directors of RedState.com very often.  T heir endorsement of a candidate for RNC chair is one of those rare occasions. You might be thinking, “I thought you liked Ken Blackwell?”.  I do.  Up until recently, I was torn in this race.  While I firmly believe that Michigan Chair Saul Anuzis is the right man for the job, I still have the greatest respect for Blackwell.  He’s my second choice. What’s my problem with the RedState endorsement?  Several things.  We’ll save their second choice pick of incumbent chair Mike Duncan for last.  Perhaps the guys at RedState had a hard ... Read Full Story

One easy to way to see the difference between being the party in power and the party on the outside? Look at how the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee are picking their respective chairmen. The Dems, fresh from winning historical victories at nearly every level, quietly named former Virginia Governer Tim Kaine to the position today. As tradition states, Barack Obama , the sitting president, named Kaine to the position. No muss, no fuss. Meanwhile, Republicans held their first debate today, and even before the introductions began, things have already gotten hairy. In these six men, you can read the schisms running ... Read Full Story

I'd like to see Ken Blackwell become the next RNC Chairman. He would be great for the GOP and the right man to get the party going in the right direction again. Amanda Carpenter over at Town Hall has this: If elected RNC Chairman Blackwell’s mission would be to change the culture of the RNC, which he thinks has become too dependent on Washington connections cultivated with the soon-to-be nonexistent Bush Administration. To help make the break, he’s pitched RNC members on a new revenue sharing program that would kick-back ten percent of net fundraising proceeds to state parties. “The whole fundraising apparatus is ... Read Full Story

The candidates for chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) will hold a debate, sponsored by Americans for Tax Reform, on Monday, January 5 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. All six candidates have confirmed they will participate: Saul Anuzis, chairman of the Republican Party of Michigan; Ken Blackwell, former Ohio secretary of state; Katon Dawson, chairman of the Republican Party of South Carolina; Chip Saltsman, former chairman of the Republican Party of Tennessee, current RNC Chairman Mike Duncan and Michael Steele, chairman of GOPAC. "We are working with bloggers and other activists to develop the ... Read Full Story