But Michael Steele is irrelevant, as most party chairs are...
Perhaps to you, but his job is rebuilding the party organization is very relevant to those of us who are active party members. His main mission is to gather support for the State party organizations so they can start the job of retaking the Congress, one seat at a time.
His task is not to move intransigent far right conservatives toward the middle, but rather to energize the middle to right the balance. Democrat incumbants will most likely be vulnerable in 2010, the task ahead is to challenge them with moderates who can win. Both Parties are saddled with fringe elements on their flanks - Obama is already being taken to the woodshed by radical Democrats because they feel he has already moved too far center - he has dared to attempt to govern just as he promised he would.
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