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  Steele's in for RNC chair: 'I want the gig'
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Last EditedMonsieur  Nov 14, 2008 07:28am
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News DateFriday, November 14, 2008 01:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionFormer Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele shook up the emerging race for chair of the Republican National Committee Thursday, announcing that he would join the contest in an appearance on Fox News's "Hannity and Colmes."

"I want the gig. I'm ready to lead this party," Steele said. "I think we have been kind of wandering and doubting ourselves for far too long. I think this past election was the culmination of that self-doubt which has to end. We have a message, I think, of empowerment and ownership and opportunity that resonates with Americans. We just need to get back to that."

With Republicans out of power in Congress and a Democrat in the White House, the next RNC chairman could prove to be an unusually high-profile leader for his party, with the opportunity to shape and articulate a new vision for the GOP on a national stage.

Steele, who chaired the Maryland Republican Party and lost a 2006 bid for Senate to then-Rep. Ben Cardin, also picked up the endorsement of Sean Hannity, the popular Fox News host.

The former lieutenant governor currently heads the conservative group GOPAC. He addressed the Republican National Convention in September and is one of the party's highest-profile minority members. He is regarded as a strong public communicator, and has substituted for Hannity on his show in the past.
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