that the conservative movement’s longer favor the old GOP line.
best and brightest began plotting Republicans also are desperate
their comeback. The GOP was for fresh leadership, something
bruised and battered, but far from up-and-comers such as Sarah
dead. What had the Republican Palin proved when she energized
was an intentional
faithful learned from the Election the party base in the waning days
reference to Dawson’s Day drubbing and how could they of the cam-
recent membership
put the party back on track? paign. Political
in a whites-only
Two days after the election, watchers noted
country club in South
Republican stalwarts sequestered the irony in
JOHN ‘CHIP’
Carolina.)
themselves in the Virginia home of August that,
SALTSMAN
Cons: Conservatives
one the conservative movement’s while McCain
Bio: Campaign
question his
manager for Mike
commitment to top members. Participants included still was strug-
Huckabee’s 2008
opposing abortion
experts on economic, national secu- gling to fi nd
rights and other social
rity, and social issues, according to his footing
“
There’s a
presidential bid, former
Tennessee GOP chair,
issues. Karl Rove
Politico blogger Jonathan Martin. heading into
sense that the
former senior adviser
vetoed him as RNC
The conversation focused on the the Republican
Republican
to ex-Senate Majority
chair in 2005.
Leader Bill Frist, small
Status: Announced.
conservative base’s role in the GOP National Con- Party is broken,
businessman.
Prospects: Good.
and how to revive the party. vention, Repub-
but the
Pros: He is widely
One of the attendees, who lican Louisiana
asked to remain anonymous, told Gov. Bobby
conservative
credited with running JOHN SUNUNU
a smart, effective
Bio: New Hampshire Martin that the group discussed Jindal was re-
movement
campaign for
senator (defeated
fashioning a “national grass-roots ceiving bipar- is not.
Huckabee, drafting
in 2008), former
”
his come-from-behind
political and policy coalition simi- tisan praise for
congressman.
victory in the Iowa
lar to the out-Reagan years,” a his masterful handling of the
Pros: Well liked and
caucus. reference to the development of Hurricane Gustav crisis in New
Cons: He is not well the New Right movement that Orleans.
known among some
emerged between Jimmy Carter’s And although the GOP prob-
party leaders.
1976 victory and Ronald Reagan’s
Status: Announced.
election four years later.
Prospects: Good.
“There’s a sense that the
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Republican Party is broken, but
MICHAEL STEELE
“SAID TO CURE ANYTHING”
the conservative movement is not,” ~Washington Post (1/27/92)
Bio: Former Maryland
lieutenant governor,
the source told Politico, adding
widely respected,
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2006 Senate nominee,
that the problems are not entirely
Sununu hails from
from “no cure”
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current GOPAC
a part of the country
the fault of the failed McCain cam-
to “cure” —
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paign. The real problem was the 10,000
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101˚ No
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son of a former Bush
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