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Foes Face Uphill Battle to Oust SteeleWall Street JournalAnd in an interview Monday, Katon Dawson, a former South Carolina GOP chairman and past rival with Mr. Steele for the national post, called Mr. Steele's ...
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FITSNewsAlvin Greene Has A PosseFITSNewsBy KOE on July 5th, 2010 at 3:20 pm I bet the “brains” behind this operation are Robert Cahali and Katon Dawson. No morals, little gray matter and plenty of ...and more »
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The Steele Files, Hard to Know Where to StartTPM (blog)And to think, when Steele beat the racially-challenged Katon Dawson in the race for GOP party chair back in January 2009 there was rending of garments at ...
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msnbc.comFormer RNC Rival Katon Dawson: Fire Michael SteeleTPMDC (blog)Katon Dawson, the former South Carolina GOP chairman who narrowly lost the Republican National Committee chairmanship to Michael Steele in January 2009, ...Dawson: RNC should remove SteeleCNN Political Ticker (blog)McCain calls Steele's remarks on Afghan war 'wildly inaccurate'Washington PostMcCain question's Steele's ability to lead RNCCNNWIS -The Hill (blog)all 1,332 news articles »
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Your 2010 Neshoba Political SpeakingMajority In MississippiFormer South Carolina GOP chairman Katon Dawson, who was the runner up against Michael Steele in early 2009, has called on Steele to resign and floated ...
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Woman On the VergeNewsweekDisconcerted, she asked Katon Dawson, the state party chair at the time, “Is it worth all this?” In the end, it was; she won. Haley remained just as feisty ...and more »
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why should Steele resign over telling the truth..........
Globe and MailMinnesota Gov. Pawlenty heading to SpartanburgSpartanburg Herald JournalFloyd's predecessor, Katon Dawson, said he plans to be involved with one of the 2012 campaigns and has friends involved with or has made contact with every ...RINO Removal: The “Why” MattersFITSNewsall 105 news articles »
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The HinduWill Folks says he won't 'shed a tear' for Haley if accusations force her out ...Daily CallerKaton Dawson, the former chair of the Republican Party in South Carolina who stayed neutral in the primary, said that Haley has “taken every shot they've ...Haley Keeps Taking the Southern TestWall Street JournalSouth Carolina GOP hopeful Haley supports off-shore drillingCNN Political Ticker (blog)Nikki Haley makes historyPoliticoPoliticoall 1,602 news articles »
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Los Angeles TimesElection speculation comes from all corners after SC primaryWashington PostBut Katon Dawson -- a former South Carolina Republican Party chairman -- thinks the culprit lurks inside the Democratic ranks. "I suspect somebody inside ...Loser of South Carolina Democratic Senate PrimaryFOXNewsall 775 news articles »
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In South Carolina, voters just say no to dirty politicsWashington PostBut Katon Dawson, the former state Republican chairman who was defeated by Michael Steele for national party head, theorizes that the state's dirty politics ...and more »
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An important message regarding the State Treasurer from Katon Dawson, former chairman of the SC Republican party www.treasurerchellis.com
Michael Steele's Enemies ListNational Journal (blog)Katon Dawson: Dawson served on the RNC for 7 years, turned around the SC GOP and, when he ran for RNC chair, finished 2nd to Steele. ...and more »
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A note to McMaster: The governor's office is not in DCCharleston City Paper... very recently a member of a whites-only country club (as was 1st District candidate Tumpy Campbell and former SC GOP head Katon Dawson). ...Fair endorses McMaster for governorThe Stateall 3 news articles »
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SC Senate Majority Whip Danny Verdin discusses the need for comprehensive election reform in South Carolina.
News that the SC Republican Party had decided to hold a presidential debate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Interview with former SC GOP chairman Katon Dawson.
CBS NewsFormer Steele foe won't have official role at RNC meetingCNN Political Ticker (blog)Katon Dawson finished second to Michael Steele in the race for RNC chairman last year. Washington (CNN) - Katon Dawson thought he was heading to Hawaii ...RNC Slaveowners To Take Away Michael Steele's Profits At Gay LuauWonkette (satire) (blog)all 166 news articles »
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FITSNewsDawson Never Left “Whites Only” Country ClubFITSNewsBy fitsnews • on January 12, 2010 It turns out former SCGOP Chairman Katon Dawson never really resigned his membership in a “whites only” South Carolina ...
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Dawson Says No Coup To Oust SteeleDavid Horowitz's NewsReal Blog (blog)Former South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson denies there's a coup in the works to replace RNC Chairman Michael ...Steele flubs open door for DawsonThe Palmetto ScoopSteele rival re-emerges amidst RNC turmoilCNN Political Ticker (blog)Steele Sent RNC Money To GOP In Small, Non-Voting Territory -- Where The Party ...TPMDC (blog)Gather.com -CQPolitics.com -The Hill (blog)all 761 news articles »
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Ex-Steele Foes Head To HawaiiNational Journal (blog)Former MI GOP chair Saul Anuzis and ex-SC GOP chair Katon Dawson, neither of whom serve on the RNC, will both be in Honolulu when the committee meets Jan. ...
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Lightning Round: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back.Tapped (blog)... no one in the Republican party knew about, and c) could face a challenge (again) from Katon "no colored folk allowed" Dawson for the RNC chairmanship. ...
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The Palmetto ScoopMichael Steele's banana republicThe Palmetto ScoopBut on the final round of balloting, the CNMI delegation backed Steele over former South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson. ...
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Islands' Steele support pays offPolitico (blog)But Anuzis dropped out after 5 ballots, and representatives of the island bloc met with both remaining candidates — Steele and ex-SC GOP chair Katon Dawson ...and more »
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Strom Thurmond's son exploring campaignPolitico (blog)I certainly would take anyone with his credentials very seriously," said former South Carolina Republican party chairman Katon Dawson. ...and more »
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Katon Dawson talks about Mark mcbride and says he is a risky pick for Myrtle Beach right now. 3:58 is where he makes this comment.
South Carolina Republican Party Katon Dawson stepped down on Saturday, May 16, 2009, but not before he was celebrated as one of the Palmetto State's great conservative leaders. Check out this video tribute to Chairman Dawson that was played at the 2009 SCGOP State Convention.
Adam Piper discusses his race for Third vice chairman of the SC GOP on Saturday.
Adam Piper candidate for third vice chairman of the SC GOP speaks before the Greenville County Convention on April 25, 2009
Converse Chellis speaks to the GOP and Katon Dawson introduces him
Katon Dawson, Chairman of the SC Republican party announces to the State GOP Executive Committee he will not for re-election.
81 members of the SCGOP Executive Committee ask Katon to run again
Attorney General Henry mcmaster addresses the SCGOP Executive Committee meeting Feb. 7, 2009 to honor Katon Dawson and his run for RNC Chairman.
Jim Geraghty and Mark Hemingway comment on the Tom Daschle car and driver scandal, Obama (and the Left's) turnabout on rendition, and Michael Steele's election as RNC Chairman.
I don't care what all you racist Democrats out there think, because the fact of the matter is that we elected Michael Steele as our Republican chairman because he was the best man to lead our Party into the future. The fact that he is black had nothing to do with it. He was an up and coming leader; Ive known that for years; it was his turn. I have no doubt that I will see the same old comments about how the GOP only elected him because he is black, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. There's no need for you to comment, we are tied of your racist comments, and they are not worth the bytes that it takes to store them. Your arguments are inherently racist because you are telling us that we should not have picked him, because it makes us look like we picked him just because he is black. That is racist, and if you don't understand how that is racist, then you are not only a racist, but you are a stupid racist. jbranstetter04 Republicans Pick Steele as Next Party Chairman The Republican National Committee has picked Michael Steele, a black man from a traditionally Democratic state, to be the new face of the party as the GOP forges a revival following a second straight electoral drubbing. Steele, a former Maryland lieutenant governor, won the chairmanship Friday after six rounds of voting in which five candidates were competing. He becomes the first black chairman of the Republican Party just days after President Obama became the nation's first black president. Steele delivered a rousing speech after winning the race, pledging to re-establish the Republican presence in the northeast and win elections in regions across the country. "It's time for something completely different, and we're gonna bring it to them," he said. "Get ready, baby. It's time to turn it on." Steele said he would work to build the party to an unprecedented level and warned: "For those of you who wish to obstruct, get ready to get knocked down." Outgoing Chairman Mike Duncan dropped his bid for a second term after the third round of voting. South Carolina GOP Chairman Katon Dawson had emerged as Steele's top challenger, but Steele won with 91 votes to Dawson's 77. Voting lasted for hours because no candidate was able to rack up the majority of votes necessary. A candidate needs 85 of 168 votes to win, which Steele eventually attained. Ken Blackwell, Ohio's former secretary of state, and Saul Anuzis, Michigan GOP chairman, dropped their bids before the final round of voting. Steele ran unsuccessfully for Senate in Maryland in 2006, and later headed up GOPAC, the Republican recruiting arm. He is a frequent media commentator, on FOX News and other outlets, and has touted that experience as one of his credentials. In a recent interview with foxnews.com, he also said his political upbringing in a liberal stronghold of Maryland had toughened him. The results in the early rounds Friday signaled that many Republicans were eager for new leadership, after suffering double-digit losses in congressional elections for the second time in a row in November and losing the White House. Steele lagged Duncan by just six votes in the first round Friday, but the second round had them tied and Steele led Duncan 51-to-44 votes in the third round, after which Duncan dropped out. "Obviously the winds of change are blowing," Duncan said as he withdrew from the race and got a standing ovation. The Kentucky Republican thanked former President George W. Bush and said of his two-year tenure: "It truly has been the highlight of my life." Saltsman, who ran former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's failed presidential campaign last year, was considered a long-shot candidate who several Republican officials said likely wouldn't have had enough support even to be formally nominated had he continued his bid. It faltered in December after he drew controversy for mailing a 41-track CD to committee members that included a song titled "Barack the Magic Negro" by conservative comedian Paul Shanklin and sung to the music of "Puff, the Magic Dragon." Steele had criticized Saltsman for the mailing. www.foxnews.com
Michael Steele has become the first African-American chairman of the Republican Party, winning the post Friday, 91-77, on the sixth ballot over South Carolina GOP Chairman Katon Dawson. For more political news and analysis, go to www.cqpolitics.com
He was my pick, no, not because he was black, and no, not despite his being black, but because I think he is the right person to do the job. I am not a racist like some in the Democrat Party are. Now some like Joe Biden might call him an articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy, and I would not disagree, because those are important traits to have when part of your job will be imparting onto the American people the reasons why the Republican party is the way to go in the future. Let's face it, people like looking at, and listening to, clean, bright, articulate, and nice-looking people, its just a fact. The whining Democrats will comment on how few blacks are in the Republican Party. To me that doesnt reflect as badly on the Republican Party, as it does on the blacks in this country; they don know the real freedom loving Party, the one that would free them once more from tyranny, if only they would join us, we could change the country. Electing this man to lead our party, and the House Republicans slapping the Democrats in the face with their unanimous vote against the pork laden so called stimulus package, is a good start in the right direction for the Republican Party. Let's all hope that they will continue down this path, because that path, is the path to victory. jbranstetter04 Republicans Pick Steele as Next Party Chairman The Republican National Committee has picked Michael Steele, a black man from a traditionally Democratic state, to be the new face of ...
He was my pick, no, not because he was black, and no, not despite his being black, but because I think he is the right person to do the job. I am not a racist like some in the Democrat Party are. Now some like Joe Biden might call him an articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy, and I would not disagree, because those are important traits to have when part of your job will be imparting onto the American people the reasons why the Republican party is the way to go in the future. Let's face it, people like looking at, and listening to, clean, bright, articulate, and nice-looking people, its just a fact. The whining Democrats will comment on how few blacks are in the Republican Party. To me that doesnt reflect as badly on the Republican Party, as it does on the blacks in this country; they don know the real freedom loving Party, the one that would free them once more from tyranny, if only they would join us, we could change the country. Electing this man to lead our party, and the House Republicans slapping the Democrats in the face with their unanimous vote against the pork laden so called stimulus package, is a good start in the right direction for the Republican Party. Let's all hope that they will continue down this path, because that path, is the path to victory. jbranstetter04 Republicans Pick Steele as Next Party Chairman The Republican National Committee has picked Michael Steele, a black man from a traditionally Democratic state, to be the new face of the party as the GOP forges a revival following a second straight electoral drubbing. Steele, a former Maryland lieutenant governor, won the chairmanship Friday after six rounds of voting in which five candidates were competing. He becomes the first black chairman of the Republican Party just days after President Obama became the nation's first black president. Steele delivered a rousing speech after winning the race, pledging to re-establish the Republican presence in the northeast and win elections in regions across the country. "It's time for something completely different, and we're gonna bring it to them," he said. "Get ready, baby. It's time to turn it on." Steele said he would work to build the party to an unprecedented level and warned: "For those of you who wish to obstruct, get ready to get knocked down." Outgoing Chairman Mike Duncan dropped his bid for a second term after the third round of voting. South Carolina GOP Chairman Katon Dawson had emerged as Steele's top challenger, but Steele won with 91 votes to Dawson's 77. Voting lasted for hours because no candidate was able to rack up the majority of votes necessary. A candidate needs 85 of 168 votes to win, which Steele eventually attained. Ken Blackwell, Ohio's former secretary of state, and Saul Anuzis, Michigan GOP chairman, dropped their bids before the final round of voting. Steele ran unsuccessfully for Senate in Maryland in 2006, and later headed up GOPAC, the Republican recruiting arm. He is a frequent media commentator, on FOX News and other outlets, and has touted that experience as one of his credentials. In a recent interview with foxnews.com, he also said his political upbringing in a liberal stronghold of Maryland had toughened him. The results in the early rounds Friday signaled that many Republicans were eager for new leadership, after suffering double-digit losses in congressional elections for the second time in a row in November and losing the White House. Steele lagged Duncan by just six votes in the first round Friday, but the second round had them tied and Steele led Duncan 51-to-44 votes in the third round, after which Duncan dropped out. "Obviously the winds of change are blowing," Duncan said as he withdrew from the race and got a standing ovation. The Kentucky Republican thanked former President George W. Bush and said of his two-year tenure: "It truly has been the highlight of my life." Saltsman, who ran former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's failed presidential campaign last year, was considered a long-shot candidate who several Republican officials said likely wouldn't have had enough support even to be formally nominated had he continued his bid. It faltered in December after he drew controversy for mailing a 41-track CD to committee members that included a song titled "Barack the Magic Negro" by conservative comedian Paul Shanklin and sung to the music of "Puff, the Magic Dragon." Steele had criticized Saltsman for the mailing. www.foxnews.com
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South Carolina Republican Chairman Katon Dawson tells Newsmax TV why he's running for Republican National Committee Chairman. Hear his thoughts on where the party went wrong, what it has to change, and why he's so optimistic about the future.
Katon Dawson, Chairman of the SC Republican party and candidate for RNC Chairman talks about how to rebuild the party from the shoestrings up.
Katon Dawson will expose the Democrat agenda at every turn.
Rep. Tim Scott the first Republican African American member of the SC House since reconstruction speaks to RNC members in Myrtle Beach, SC
Senator Jim DeMint speaks to RNC members in Myrtle Beach, SC. This is right after the election and he tell the members our Republican brand is diluted.
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Katon Dawson candidate for RNC Chairman gives a message of Freedom
The complete RNC Chairman Debate. Enjoy.
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