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New RNC chair: Return to core beliefs
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| Contributor | Guy |
| Last Edited | Guy Nov 19, 2006 10:58pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Sunday, November 19, 2006 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | ORLANDO, Fla. - The newly tapped
Republican National Committee general chairman said Saturday that the GOP must return to core beliefs of smaller government, less spending, and fewer taxes to regain national leadership.
"There's nothing wrong with our philosophy. There's nothing wrong with our principles," Martinez, R-Fla., told members of the Florida Republican Party at its quarterly meeting. "We need to go back to restoring the faith of the people."
Martinez said continued Republican success in Florida was a sign that state Republicans needed to lead a return to "the party of ideas." Florida Republicans held onto the governor's office and two out of three cabinet seats. He attributed GOP losses nationally to the party's failure to speak "in a unified voice."
This is likely to be Martinez' biggest challenge in his role as general chairman. The first-term senator takes control of the party in January, as
President Bush enters the latter half of his second term with deep division in the party on issues such as immigration. Many Republicans also are concerned about the policy toward the war in
Iraq, and have criticized the tremendous growth in federal spending since Bush took office. |
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