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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

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Scholar Outlines The Long, Rocky Road Of GOP Outreach Efforts

Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., speaks on Oct. 22, 1977, in Atlanta. A political scientist says the GOP has suffered some missteps in its outreach efforts to certain voters since at least the time of Dole.

March 19, 2013 As the Republican National Committee offers criticism and advice for the party after its performance in 2012, a political science professor has come up with a list of sometimes similar GOP outreach efforts of old.

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RNC Post-Election Report A Line In The Sand For Divided GOP

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus.

March 19, 2013 The hard-eyed assessment of the 2012 national election by the Republican National Committee is either the first step toward the GOP's recovery or the latest sign that the party is headed for a break-up.

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Monday, March 18, 2013

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Republicans' Secret To Success? Sound And Act More Like Democrats

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Monday.

March 18, 2013 The Republican National Committee report offers the party a way forward after its 2012 failure to defeat President Obama, who was long seen as vulnerable because of a relatively high jobless rate and uninspiring economic growth.

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Monday, August 27, 2012

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Officially, The Convention Has Begun; And The GOP's 'Debt Clocks' Are Running

Within minutes after being turned on Monday, the GOP's clock measuring how much the national debt had grown was moving up quickly.

August 27, 2012 Republicans called their convention to order, then quickly went into recess. Tropical storm Isaac has interfered with their schedule. They're not wasting time, though, in hitting what will be a familiar theme: That the national debt is soaring.

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Monday, December 05, 2011

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Karl Rove: RNC Should Ban GOP Candidates From Trump Debate

December 5, 2011 Appearing on Meet The Press Sunday, Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus said it was up to the GOP presidential candidates themselves to decide whether they should participate at a Dec. 27 debate to be moderated by Donald Trump, the real estate developer, reality show star and world-class egotist. Karl Rove, the big dog among Republican political strategists, disagrees.

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Monday, January 31, 2011

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RNC Ends 2010 With $23 Million In Debt

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus.

January 31, 2011 New RNC chair Reince Priebus said big donors are starting to come back now that he's in charge. Priebus said he's focused "like a laser" on reducing the $23 million debt and that the RNC relied too much on high cost, low yield direct marketing.

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