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Michael Steele: There’s a reason why, in 2009 -- I believe was in 2009 -- I gave a speech at the National Press Club declaring that the…

On the recordJanuary 13, 2022
There’s a reason why, in 2009 -- I believe was in 2009 -- I gave a speech at the National Press Club declaring that the Southern Strategy, the Nixonian Southern Strategy, was over.
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Michael Steele
Republican · Maryland
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msnbc.com

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Michael Steele reflects on his past declaration about the end of the Southern Strategy and its implications for the Republican Party.

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