tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704399.post6999024449538731280..comments2023-10-26T04:53:21.986-05:00Comments on <a href="http://huckupchuck.blogspot.com">The Huck Upchuck</a>: Race and the GOPHuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878450464298055466noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704399.post-36521314005305106832010-04-07T09:50:01.715-05:002010-04-07T09:50:01.715-05:00Your post would make a lot of sense... if Steele&#...Your post would make a lot of sense... if Steele's Hispanic predececessor had not gotten the Chairmanship pulled out from under him for being to far to the left of the party on immigration. According to your ideas about conservative hang-ups with race, there shouldn't have been the political will to get rid of Mel Martinez. Or is it only black people you think conservatives are "schizophrenic" about? And here's a question for you: If Steele is eventually forced to resign the position (which is how RNC Chairs are usually deposed, they don't get fired), or if he loses his re-election bid next January (assuming he wants to run again) will you be willing to say you were wrong about conservatives and race in this instance?<br /><br />There are a ton of conservatives calling for Steele's resignation right now, and I have yet to hear the argument from anyone that "We can't get rid of him because he's black!". Steele has been a controversial Chairman in his first year, but Republicans already see 2010 as a likely BIG win Congressionally, and they are going to be hesitant to shake up the party leadership just a few months before those elections happen (and rightly so). Now you can choose to ignore that and say they are only keeping him around because of his race, but if you want your argument taken seriously then the burden is on you to prove it, and screaming "that's just the way those rotten conservatives think!" is not proof. <br /><br />Ultimately Steele's controversy won't do as much to help or harm him as his ability to raise money for candidates... which I predict will be fairly poor, and likely lead to his downfall as Chariman. There is a concerted effort among conservatives right now to NOT give money to the party, but only to individual candidates whom you personally support, because conservatives still by and large don't trust the GOP leadership to make important decisions... and that is ultimately and unwaveringly Steele's biggest problem, not his race.ericnoreply@blogger.com