It seems Rona McDaniels desire to cling to the position is fueled by not wanting to involuntarily retire (or be forced out) and consequently viewed as a failure by accepting or being painted as unable to produce victories. And it is a good gig, having had the salary doubled wee are told. Except as her critics contend she didn’t produce victories.
We thought her selection was a questionable choice in the first place but then what were the alternatives — are they still around? If McDaniels had done a lot of great things that are obviously correct, then the Party should be in good stead – or do McDaniels and the RNC state representatives supporting her really believe success is dependent on her personage? If that is the case they are pretty pathetic themselves.
Our nod goes to Harmeet Dhillon but we recognize “change” is not always what it is cracked up to be. One thing we think misses the boat and this relates to the two main contenders and especially the commentaries weighing in so authoritatively — is the presumption that the RNC is only about nuts and bolts as if the platform is irrelevant. The RNC ought to be attacking Democrats for their policies authoritatively and vociferously (they are especially weak on the latter) because of the rousing effect fighting the fight has all the way down to the trenches on anybody who runs as a Republican where resources are scant.
Any sentiment for Mike Lindell as a possibility collapsed for us when he exposed himself as willing to be a shill for Trump. His shot at DeSantis’ election win is unseemly for a candidate to the RNC position when around the country many many Republican candidates outperformed expectations (or Democrats collapsed). It cannot be justified as a claim to being all about election integrity as the authentic battles on those fronts, however much supported by Lindell, were initiated in-state from troops on the ground providing credible exposes . They were whistleblowers with receipts showing a steal sufficient to change the outcome of elections. No such credible testimony exists to challenge DeSantis’ victory. We say BS to Mike on that.
Here are links to three articles, pro-Rona McDaniels, pro- Harmeet Dhillon and one somewhat more analytical however leaning Dhillon.
https://ewerickson.substack.com/p/i-told-you-so-62b?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
https://americanliberty.news/commentary/who-shall-lead-the-rnc-chooses-a-chairman/proff/2023/01/
