"Steele Democrat"

by Jonathan Singer, Fri Jan 30, 2009 at 11:47:57 AM EST

Not much more than two years ago, the new chairman of the Republican National Committee was campaigning like this (photo originally from TPM):

That's right, the man the Republicans just chose to head their party campaigned to hide his party affiliation during his 2006 bid for the Senate in Maryland. That ought to energize the GOP base.

Tags: Michael Steele, RNC (all tags)

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Re: "Steele Democrat"

Steele is a wingnut. I am glad this will knock down the GOP morale, but I hope we are not so short-sighted as to think that us giving him creds as a "moderate" is a good idea. This is the subtle implication of your post.  Stoller made the same mistake a few weeks ago at OpenLeft

by bruh3 2009-01-30 11:51AM | 0 recs
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Loved how the big sign as the S

But the small ones, the actual yard signs, don't.

He wasn't trying to be deceptive or something, eh?

by WashStateBlue 2009-01-30 11:53AM | 0 recs
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Still Democrat

They talk different in Maryland.

Steele is pronounced Still.

by Zeitgeist9000 2009-01-30 12:21PM | 0 recs
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Who do they think they're fooling?

Larry King?  

Wolf Blitzer?

Mostly I think it's Hannity and O'Reilly's audience of over 50 white dipsticks.

"Wow, look. Now we Republicans are really going to cut into Obama's base...."

by WashStateBlue 2009-01-30 12:21PM | 0 recs
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all I can say is

God I miss Steve Gilliard.

He used to skewer Steele regularly during that campaign.

by desmoinesdem 2009-01-30 12:28PM | 0 recs
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In fairness

he meant it like "Reagan Democrat."

Is the argument that Reagan also tried to hide party affiliation?  

by ab03 2009-01-30 02:22PM | 0 recs

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