This is just another step in a process I have seen both parties undertake. After a major setback, they replace their leadership in both the national committee and Congress, they re-organize their coalition, they get some new faces and some new ideas and then wait for the party in power to over-reach and give them an opening.

What really makes the difference is re-organizing their coalition. Various factions move up in power, move down, and sometimes move out. New groups come in or are formed. New ideas are tested in elections. It can easily take 4, 8, or more years. It's a harsh and painful process, but it's how a political party adapts to a new environment.

The GOP is far from dead, but the current configuration of the party has run its course.

Say it ain't so!

The Republican party is in ship shape, you MUST stay, we insist!

After all, your doing a heck of a job Mikey!

@Lauren……typical far right Republican reaction…you guys can DISH IT OUT but you sure as heck can't take it can you? And as far as Sarah Palin getting slammed, she deserves every slam she gets, so much so in fact that her OWN people were doing right after the election was over.

Remember THAT episode, Lauren??

See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya!

"RNC chair Duncan to decide future this weekend"

Wow, and I thought that the Wizard of Oz was all mighty and powerful .

Who knew?

That guy should decide to lose the hair piece. Congress should outlaw those things. That is change i can believe in!

I would personally like to see Lt. Gov. Michael Steele get the job. He's a very capable, smart man. In fact, I would love to see Steele run for Governor of Maryland in 2010 against unpopular incumbent Martin O'Malley. It's pretty obvious, in my opinion, that Mr. Steele is one of very few African American Republicans who could make it very far in politics.
Whether you like the Republicans or not, right now you have to give the guy a lot of credit. Lt. Gov. Steele looks to be the best suited to run for position. As an independent voter, I'm hoping he runs in 2010 and beats the pants off of rotten O'Malley! If he becomes RNC Chairman, it could be a stepping stone to the governorship.

STEELE FOR RNC CHAIRMAN!!!
STEELE FOR MD GOVERNOR 2010!!!

EJ
Everyone admits that Fox News is in the Republicans corner is this formally saying that CNN is for the Democrats? So much for journalism. Not that anyone was confused on this issue anyway.

To Lauren and any other folks that think the Dems and others give the far right a BEATING here….I suggest you go and read most of the posts on the FNews website where the left, center, and ANYBODY that supports Obama take quite a beating over there. Trust me you'll either change your mind about CNN or you'll feel right at home there.

The Dems have not been calling the GOP names, Lauren, they have just been telling the truth!

Good for her! If the story was that she talked with caller and the call turned out to be a stupid prank call, we would probably see these same hateful comments.

If Duncan runs again, he won't win. Especially after what he and his cronies did to all the Ron Paul people.

What's with the repubs? Do they know their days are numbered or what? Another one about to give it up and find a real job. Ha ha ha hahaha

At least they can no longer attempt to divide, smear, and ruin our country.

He should stay. I want the Republicans to go down to defeat again in 2010!!! OBAMA ROCKS!

So Lauren is this kind of like the pot calling the kettle………oh I think you get the message!

Lauren @ 7:34

Another rushpublican "straw man" argument.

Speaking of smears, which of the myriad of hateful garbage, spewed by your party against Obama to you want to rehash?

To Scott, Wichita,

In contrast to the loving, open-minded, tolerant commentary from the "intellectual right" as spoken by Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Michael Savage, Bob Grant, Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly.

Hey Scott, I do admire the courage it took submit your post considering that it's borderline illiterate.

no women applying for the job???

There you go Dems,,,, slam away,,, I am sure you will not have any constructive comments,,, only smears. After all, there is already one slam against Palin…..

Might as well show how immature you all are and start calling Duncan names like you have the rest of the Republican party for the last 6 months.

So, if all these Republicans are not planning to seek re-election, who is going to replace them?? I hope it won't be Palin.

Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele has not yet seen the light?

The latino senator in florida has and is not going to run again……

what's up with steele?

Duncan and Scott,in Wichita can retire and share a jug of corn squeezins,while sittin on his porch.Hows that Scott?

sorry Scott but the far right extremists have the corner on spiteful, hating, bigoted comments. Watch Limbaugh, Billy, and Hannity if you don't believe me! Or better yet just read some of the stuff posted HERE on CNN!

gop is going down for good

Go back to your ol' Kentucky home sir! The demise of your party was not all your fault, you had a lot of help from SP

LIGHT of the World, Shine your LOVE in US!

"Disband the Republican party and start over from scratch."

Aye, Charles.

So, the republican party is in trouble, and rather than fix it like a dedicated republican would, he would rather run away? This is ridiculous. Stand by your convictions, stand by your party, don't run, put your nose to the grindstone, and get to work fixing it. It's easy to cut and run. A persons true colors show in a time of crisis. The crisis is here. Now it's time to either shine, or show your true inner self and run run run. Pathetic. He should be fired for not standing up and saying I AM HERE TO GET THIS FIXED! I hope that after his time of reflection as to whats best for HIM, that he decides to stay, and they say "Thanks but no thanks, we don't want someone not fully committed".

America needs a divorce

The Republican Party needs to do what Bill Buckley said before he died, "go out into the forest and heal". Now Scott from Wichita I wouldn't expect any rational thought from a simpleminded moron who comes from mediocrity. You people on the right are so pitiful, you make these idiotic judgments like that when it is the right that is spiteful, uninformed, mob mentality, hating and bigoted. You people are so pathetic! I haven't seen this much denial since the Nuremburg trials! But there is an ironic comparison between Nazi ideology and neoconservatism. And like Nazism, neconservatism has been defeated to the point where it will be a generation before the Republican Party ever hopes to get a significant majority in government and the american people. Until then little insects like Scott will continue to howl at the moon, making fools of themselves and turning away rational intelligent thought to that of apemen. But that's what the right is! Watch the beginning of 2001 A Space Odyssey and look at the pre man apes, it almost looks like the GOP Convention a few months ago!

Duncan has been awesome and I hope he stays. It is not his fault that McCain lost, it is Bush's fault. Hang in there big guy!!

Another member of the GOP that has seen the handwriting on the wall,time to get when the gettings good.

god i wish they all fewlt that way // get some fresh new blood running the country
OUT WITH THE OLD TOADS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I agree with Matthew from Houston about Scott's comment….it's hypocritical.

It wasn't his fault. W has driven out the moderate repubs.

the republican party is one no one wants to be invited to. turn out the lights the party is over.

As you saw in Georgia yesterday, Sarah Palin swept Saxby Chambliss into office via a small landslide.

She's just warming up and you'll see her replace Obama in 2012 as he fails to revive the economy and fails to deal with terrorism.

What a woman!!!

I was taught many, many years ago that public office in the US was originally not intended as a 'career', so I am amazed at how many opportunities exist today for career politicians (for *all* parties). Perhaps we should look at this as one of the problems – public office isn't what people do for the good of the country anymore, it is a way to get wealthy…

scott, get over it! we, the democrats took our country back from the hands of foolish snobbish people like you! So suck it up buddy!

I don't blame Duncan because the GOP is supporting stupidity which has already set them up for failure.

Please please please stop discussing blogs postings on CNN. I have no interest whatsover what some random person in Witchita Kansas thinks.

I watch CNN for YOUR news reports and commentary. Why am I watching television to see what some people are writing on the internet? Are you kidding me? It's actually painful to listen to someone's absurd and often insightless posting.

I love watching CNN. I turn the channel the second someone begins discussing some blog posting.

If I want to know what is being posted to the internet, I would actually go the internet.

Please go back to reporting the news!

I hate to gloat, but what did he do? John McCain, Sarah Palin, Huckabee–a bunch of characters. The only thing I missed is the 3 ring circus.

As a Dem I hope he runs. I hope he does everything exactly the way he did it for the 2008 campaign. Kudos Mike, you did a great job. Don't forget to call up Sarah and have her on the campaign trail as soon as possible. Schedule another Katie Couric interview, that would be great.

Easy folks, no way Republicans have a monopoly on spite, hate and bigotry. Spend a few minutes poking around the posts from the Republican hating CNN readers on these Comment lists and you will see. If it doesn't become apparent very quickly then you're not thinking clearly.

The Republican party needs a bit of a makeover and plenty of post-Bush damage control. A new leader for the RNC might be a step in that direction.

GA for Obama – Let me guess you are either…
A disgruntled Housewife
A minority with a chip on shoulder
A college student
Out of Work
Liberal Elitist
Elder who forgot about American Values

Why not. The fat lady sang and the nation is moving on from nasty partisan politics. We have to work together as a nation again, free from Rovian/Atwater like doctrine. We can breath again and talk again. We can plan together again like civil people. Is'nt it wonderful.

Finally some HOPE !!

Go Obama

The Republican Party will be stronger than ever after these Democrats have their turn in office. The Democrats are monday morning quarterbacks. They moan and complain about every decision Republicans made. Now that they are in control they will have to act like grown ups and actually make the hard decisions themselves.

Maybe SaRahRahRah wants the job!! lmao. That will surely put the nail in the RNC's coffin.

I say good riddence, if this is the best you can do for the party- move a little closer to the left. Wrong answer.

Scott, Wichita:

If you honestly believe anyone on the left is "enlightened" you are in serious need of some education. If the left were enlightened they would be scrambling to get out of Washington prior to Nov. 20 at high noon… LOL

Duncan resign… the future of the party has to be broader… we have to have two national parties not a national party and a backwoods party. I really hope they pull together, because if our nation becomes a one party system we turn into russia

After seeing how lousy the Republican campaign was this year…I think this guy needs to go back to Kentucky! I never saw such a lousy ideology and campaign…the RNC should be ashamed of itself as well as its leaders!

He ought to go jump off a cliff for allowing the party to have been pushed so far to the right and for having run the distraction-laden negative campaigns it has been running!!!!! DISGRACEFUL!!!!!

First get ride of the far right wing of the party and start to include others. Second get ride of their single minded agenda (no abortions/no gay rights). If the RNC does these 2 simple things they may get back in the game otherwise not.

Go away dude and let new fresh minds take control.

shoot the messanger no wonder the repubs cannot get theis stuff together.. but it probably is a good idea I am SURE he will have a tremendous severance package….

I agree with Laura. it is sickening to watch all the other republicans bow down to Gov. Palin. If she is the future of the party, plan on big losses in the future. I mean she is just not capable of running anything. What has she done successfully? President, Please it's a joke right?
Oh, how many racist comments did Saxby Chambliss make during his run off? Too many to mention. No the US is not done with racism yet

Maybe Duncan could get a job at a donut shop…

POLL: Is that a hairpiece or an architectural marvel of a comb-over?

Scott, Wichita- The ONLY "spiteful, hating, bigoted" are extremist conservatives

It is time to get rid of this "train wreck".

I'm for Michael Steele.

Step down, the republicans need to realign themselves.

My guess: It's not Duncan's choice, and he'll be gone. He's a Bush guy, and though the blame for the blessed 2008 GOP debacle rests with Bush himself, Duncan's inside the blast radius.

The rest of this to be or not to be questioning is really about Duncan setting the stage for a slightly less ignominious exit.

Rats are all leaving the sinking ship now…..I guess he'll be using the same excuse, I need to spend more time with my family…that so called reason must be getting worn out by now!!!!
How amazing, they were all quite happy in their positions prior to the election and when McCain lost it has sent them all in a tail spin and they don't know quite what to do.

Rats are all leaving the sinking ship now…..I guess he'll be using the same excuse, I need to spend more time with my family…that so called reason must be getting worn out by now!!!!
How amazing, they were all quite happy in their positions prior to the election and when McCain lost it has sent them all in a tail spin and they don't know quite what to do.

Scott, Wichita, The left is no worse than the right, only you have one thing wrong. The right has proven themselves the most racist, hateful, people in America. All you had to do is watch your rallies and the comments from your party constituents. Enough said. I also just find it amusing that members of the GOP and RNC are bailing at the speed of light. Maybe you should heed their example. This is occuring because the party is lost, confused, being taken over by extremist, and is imploding as we speak.

I'd leave that job too if Sarah Palin is "the future" of our party.

Using "RNC" and "Future" in the same sentence. That's a laugh.

Please run again! You've done a delightful job of destroying the GOP so far. Maybe you can finish it off and the world can be happy again.

If the RNC wants any progress they must project to voters like they want a change.!!!! Otherwise kiss their party GOODBYE!!!

This one's for Scott, Wichita:

Duncan should give it up and go back to KY, or GA for that matter, as they are apparently the same type of racist communities.

Stay on my friend, make sure not to help out any of your candidates and spend all your money on clothes for Sarah Palin

Well I really think and believe that Bill Richardson is a good looking man just the way he is. He is plump but still handsome. I do like him with a beard though.

He has such a beautiful smile and appears to be a pleasant person too. He really is a likeable guy.

He gave me the impression, when he ran for president and was at a debate, that he can be not only intelligent but courteous.

He's just a lovable teddy bear.

Is he seriously considering staying on? Wow.

Want some advice? Disband the Rebublican party and start over from scratch.

Mr. Duncan, It's not you it's Bush, the rnc could not have won this election after his horrible terms. You do need to go on a search , and I mean a search for decent, smart capable people to get you back on track. This is some sound advice, Your group should forget you know Mrs. Palin, that is so not good for you.

Hey Scott of Wichita,

No comment necessary.

Another ship-jumper…

How ironic, Scott from Wichita.

Man of Steele!

bring on the spiteful, hating, bigoted comments from the "enlightened left"