I mean, what is there left to damage?
Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele (R), who came up just short yesterday in his Senate race against Rep. Ben Cardin (D), is mulling a bid for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, according to an informed GOP source.
Steele would not challenge current RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman, but chatter among Republican insiders is that Mehlman has made clear for months that he might not return to his current post.
“Chairman Mehlman will be making an announcement regarding his future at the RNC in the coming weeks,” said RNC communication director Brian Jones.
Mehlman has made outreach to the African American community a priority during his time as head of the party, and Steele would be seen as a logical successor to that effort.
According to the Washington Times, Rove is making a tad bit of fuss on this, trying to quiet it, saying that he wanted Steele to be the new HUD Secretary. Watch for the race card to be called out on Rove by folks on the left. We’ve hit him with the dummy card over the past couple days, so it shouldn’t phase him, but it might be entertaining.
According to yesterday’s AssPress, Mehlman is gone.