WelcometothebesttimeofyearChristmasCarolseasonitsbeginningoftheRepublicanPartyisinthemidstof a fightoverwhatitwillstandforandwhowillleaditgoingforwardintothefuture.
TheRepublicanNationalCommitteewillselectitschairforthenexttwoyearsandrecentlytheracejustgot a wholelotmoreinterestinginlatenovember, mypillowceoandardenttrumpdefenderMikelindellsaidonsteveBannon's podcastthathewouldseekthepositionofRNCchair.
Butit's unclearexactlyhowanotherMcDanielbidwillbeviewedafterRepublicansunderwhelmedinthe 2022 election, theyfailedtoretaketheSenatemajorityandtheycarriedthehousebyjust a sliver a smallhandfulofseats.
AnopedintheconservativeWashingtonexaminerblastedMcdanielforthisrecord, blamestartsatthetopwhetherinsportsandorganizationalpoliticsitreadthere's a reasonthatplayersfrequentlydonotgetfiredfromprofessionalsportingteamsbutcoachesgettheirfeetheldtothefirebecausetheyaretheoneswhoarepaidtomanageinthesameaspect.
ThemostseriousjohnsonMcdanielisprobablynotfromlindellbutcouldwellcomefromnewyorkcongressmanLeeZeldinwhonarrowlylost a surprisinglycompetitiveraceforgovernortoDemocraticincumbentKathyhuckleearlierinnovember.
NowinmidnovemberandanemailtoourAnd C membersZeledonindicatedthathewasveryseriouslyconsidering a runfortheRNCchairmanshipaddingthisitistimeforourpartytoretooltransformwinbackthepresidencyin 2024 expandournumberofRepublicanheldseatsinCongressandelectthemaximumnumberofdownballotracesacrossthecountry.
TheraceforRNCchairlooksatthemomentlikeit's stillMcDanielstolosebuthowandwhethertrumpdecidestoweighincouldhave a realimpactanddeliveranearlytestofjusthowmuchpowerhestillretainsamongGOPstalwarts.
WelcometothebesttimeofyearChristmasCarolseasonitsbeginningoftheRepublicanPartyisinthemidstof a fightoverwhatitwillstandforandwhowillleaditgoingforwardintothefuture.