Steele, a former lieutenant governor of Maryland, is the first black leader of the Republican Party. Steele won his post after six rounds of voting last week. Following his election, Steele hit the Sunday talk shows and began to sketch plans of what he hopes to accomplish. Does this mean taking the party in a new direction, or continuing the same message that failed in the last two elections? Steele is a more moderate Republican. He helped found the Republican Leadership Council which favors gay rights and is more pro-choice.
On Fox News Sunday, Steele said he intends to hit the ground running to make up some of the seats the GOP lost in 2008.
We're going to be on the ground and engaged in all of those campaigns that are going to be important opportunities for us to re- establish the brand for the party, number one, but most especially, reacquaint ourselves with the voters and help them appreciate exactly what we stand for and what we believe, putting good candidates in a position to win.
That's my job, is to put good candidates in a position to win. Now, we're not going to win all of them, but we're going to start to win again in important races that matter, and we've got three of them coming up this year.
That's my job, is to put good candidates in a position to win. Now, we're not going to win all of them, but we're going to start to win again in important races that matter, and we've got three of them coming up this year.
Steele recognizes that the GOP failed to act like conservatives while the party held power the bulk of this century. He said that's the primary reason the GOP lost their seats.
They moved away from us because we behaved badly. We came to Washington, and we became like the people we were sent here to replace, and they replaced us.
But how will he accomplish this turnaround, that remains to be seen. Hopefully he will share his plans and energize the party when he comes to Illinois.
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