Loading ...Steele wins RNC vote
Friday, January 30th, 2009It took six ballots, but Michael Steele, former Maryland Lt. Governor, emerged as the next chairman of the Republican Nation Committee and the first African American to Chair the organization.
A late endorsement by fellow African American Ken Blackwell may be what put Steele over the top.
Interestingly enough Mike Duncan, who was rumored to be […]
Campaign Manager Bails On Former CRNC Intern
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009It is being reported that Lance Robinson’s campaign manager, Jud Seymour, has left the campaign.
Mr. Robinson is currently running to become the next Chairman of the College Republican National Committee (CNRC).
Several state chairs speculate that Mr. Seymour “saw the writing on the wall,” as Mr. Robinson, it’s said, is having problems picking up even the […]
Who do you support for RNC Chair?
Tuesday, January 27th, 2009Voice your opinion by voting in the latest CR Nation poll. Comments to this post will not be approved. If you want to express yourself, vote.
Virgina holds convention, Maxwell new Chair
Monday, January 26th, 2009On Saturday, the Virginia College Republicans held their convention. New leadership was elected and is as follows:
Chairman: Kate Maxwell
1st Vice Chair: Matt Wolking
2nd Vice Chair: Ray Boyce
Treasurer: Jadan Horyn
Secretary: Kelly McCain
For a Virginian’s recap of the convention, please click here.
Quote of the Day
Monday, January 26th, 2009Race in my opinion should not be a consideration for the election. But if the nation can celebrate the first African-American president, it would seem to me that it would be good for the Republican Party to have the opportunity to celebrate our first African-American chairman.
- Jim Greer, Chairman of the Florida Republican Party
CR Composition Corner: What President Bush did right
Monday, January 26th, 2009A piece written by Daniel Hartman that was originally published in Tufts Daily, the independent student newspaper of Tufts University. Daniel is an economics and political science major.
With public opinion polls low and the media and college students swooning over President Barack Obama, it is important to look back at the past eight years […]
College Republican Conventions
Sunday, January 25th, 2009As convention season nears (typically March, April and May), CR Nation would like to know when your state’s convention will be.
Similar to last year, we plan on covering each state’s convention and would like to make a schedule so that we do not accidentally exclude anyone.
So, if you know when your state’s convention will […]
College Republican interview
Sunday, January 25th, 2009Perusing NextGenGOP, I noticed that a CR Nation favorite Jessica Thompson recently interviewed NextGenGOP founder and contributor Aaron Marks.
Here is one of the several exchanges between Ms. Thompson and Mr. Marks:
Jessica: You are one of the founders of NextGenGOP. What is the purpose of the organization and what do you hope to accomplish?
Aaron: NextGenGOP […]
College freshman more liberal than conservative
Sunday, January 25th, 2009College freshman are more politically engaged now than they have been in the last 40 years, a UCLA study has found.
The study found 35 percent of first-year students frequently discussed politics last year, which is higher than the previous record of 33 percent in 1968 — a year when college students across the country marched […]
Let it begin: Obama’s first official approval rating
Saturday, January 24th, 2009Gallup finds that after three days in office 68% of Americans approve of the job he is doing.
How does that compare to past Presidents? Consider this:
Gallup’s initial job approval ratings for President John F. Kennedy were 72 percent; Dwight Eisenhower, 68 percent; Jimmy Carter, 66 percent; Richard Nixon, 59 percent; George W. Bush, […]