Comments on: RNC chair Duncan to decide future this weekend

By: Gonzo in Houston

Gonzo in Houston — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:23:33 +0000

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.

By: Mike Dallas

Mike Dallas — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:22:41 +0000

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!

By: once upon a horse

once upon a horse — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:17:09 +0000

@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??

By: SOUTHERN HOTTIE

SOUTHERN HOTTIE — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:38:21 +0000

See ya, wouldn't wanna be ya!

By: Tom in Delaware

Tom in Delaware — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:36:55 +0000

"RNC chair Duncan to decide future this weekend"

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

Who knew?

By: dude

dude — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:34:57 +0000

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

By: Jimmie

Jimmie — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:03:53 +0000

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!!!

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:01:13 +0000

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.

By: EJ from St. Louis

EJ from St. Louis — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:26:51 +0000

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.

By: You don't need to know my name

You don't need to know my name — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:26:30 +0000

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

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:21:29 +0000

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.

By: Corey, Minneapolis

Corey, Minneapolis — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:18:54 +0000

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

By: Barbara in NC

Barbara in NC — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:18:10 +0000

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.

By: Tony in Oregon

Tony in Oregon — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:17:56 +0000

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

By: Lost in Texas FOREVER

Lost in Texas FOREVER — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:17:07 +0000

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

By: I Just Said Thanks, but No Thanks to Another 4 years of g.o.p. corruption, arrogance and incompetence

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:52:39 +0000

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?

By: SJC

SJC — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:43:03 +0000

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.

By: jessica

jessica — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:35:13 +0000

no women applying for the job???

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:34:38 +0000

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.

By: Meron

Meron — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:33:04 +0000

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.

By: joe

joe — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:32:22 +0000

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?

By: Rush Lameduck

Rush Lameduck — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:31:00 +0000

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

By: Lost in Texas FOREVER

Lost in Texas FOREVER — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:05:52 +0000

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!

By: vahe

vahe — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:56:16 +0000

gop is going down for good

By: Godluvr

Godluvr — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:53:24 +0000

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!

By: HP

HP — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:49:28 +0000

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

Aye, Charles.

By: Former republican army wife

Former republican army wife — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:45:20 +0000

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".

By: Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:41:35 +0000

America needs a divorce

By: Paul C.

Paul C. — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:41:10 +0000

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!

By: GloomBoomDotCom

GloomBoomDotCom — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:37:17 +0000

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!!

By: Milhouse van Houten

Milhouse van Houten — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:36:23 +0000

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

By: JAMES DUCKWORTH

JAMES DUCKWORTH — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:34:20 +0000

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

By: Cori from Colorado

Cori from Colorado — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:30:49 +0000

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

By: Badger

Badger — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:29:07 +0000

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

By: no bailouts

no bailouts — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:26:23 +0000

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

By: Stick Around Duncan--you'll love 2012

Stick Around Duncan--you'll love 2012 — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:24:02 +0000

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!!!

By: Noneya

Noneya — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:23:32 +0000

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...

By: Erick in Alabama a loyal Obama supporter

Erick in Alabama a loyal Obama supporter — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:20:41 +0000

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!

By: Farrell, Houston, Tx

Farrell, Houston, Tx — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:18:51 +0000

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

By: bd

bd — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:18:47 +0000

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!

By: Dan, PA

Dan, PA — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:15:53 +0000

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.

By: Duncan & Palin

Duncan & Palin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:14:29 +0000

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.

By: GA not for Obama

GA not for Obama — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:13:25 +0000

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.

By: Leo

Leo — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:12:46 +0000

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

By: Fred the moderate

Fred the moderate — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:07:50 +0000

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

By: Ryan - Reality, MI

Ryan - Reality, MI — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:52:45 +0000

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.

By: MsRotten

MsRotten — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:50:10 +0000

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

By: Desert Storm Vet

Desert Storm Vet — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:43:52 +0000

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

By: billy-bayou

billy-bayou — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:22:42 +0000

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

By: Stephen H.

Stephen H. — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:19:47 +0000

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