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Michael Steele

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Michael Steele is a prominent Republican political figure from Maryland, known for his role as the first African American chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), serving from 2009 to 2011. During his tenure, he focused on expanding the party's outreach to minority communities and modernizing its image. Steele has also been a vocal commentator on political issues, frequently appearing on various media platforms to discuss Republican strategies and policies. His insights often reflect a blend of traditional conservative values with a call for inclusivity within the party.

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May 16, 2022

If Americans want to change that claptrap, that noise from that hard ugly right, then you need to put in some people who are not going to succumb to it and promote it.

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May 11, 2022

Do you want to give the power back to the guys and the gals who almost overthrew the government, who claimed that there -- that this -- there was no, you know, legitimate election taking place that it was fraud?

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May 11, 2022

Yes, it is. And you make an excellent point there. Because the reality still remains that if you`re going to go into this space, how you frame this, it matters.

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May 4, 2022

Yes, no, it is where the party is right now. And there are a whole bunch of those who were endorsed by Trump in Ohio alone, let alone what we`re going to see roll out over the course of the spring and summer into August in these primaries…

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May 4, 2022

Let me tell you, Mitch McConnell is not a happy camper. This was not the conversation he wanted Republicans to have over the summer and going into the fall.

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May 4, 2022

Sure. I mean, he`s going to have to work it, though. I mean, the -- you know, it doesn`t translate one for one from a primary -- from a Republican primary, which largely has hard, right, Senator, right, sometimes voters. So he`s going to…

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May 4, 2022

They saw a problem and not a voting bloc, but then, subsequent leaders weeks later, they`ve tried to leverage that problem into a voting bloc.

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Apr 27, 2022

Which smoke does this gun have to admit before there are consequences?

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Apr 26, 2022

I mean, so this part of it is frustrating for a lot of Americans who want to know exactly what happened, but more importantly, whose fingers were on the triggers that cause Americans to riot against its government.

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Apr 25, 2022

They had this deep-seated terror about modern -- modernity and change.

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Apr 25, 2022

You will look to pay a price.

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Apr 25, 2022

The hellscape is created. You think what we went through the last four years, particularly the post-election period, was bad, you’re looking at retributive -- a retributive governance, where heads will roll.

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