In late November,
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele tossed his communications
director overboard, and brought on divisive GOP strategist Alex Castellanos to
help shape the party's message. On Tuesday Castellanos not only announced that he’s
leaving the RNC, he suggested Steele should step down also.
"Chairman
Steele, I think, has lost the support of two important constituencies in the
Republican Party," he said, referring to the Congressional leadership, "and
a lot of our major donors; the
donors who provide the money, the lifeblood, the oxygen, the Republican Party
needs to succeed on its mission to take back control of the House.”
"Perhaps a
change in leadership here would thaw that and allow that support to flow,"
Castellanos said.
Castellanos'
announcement came on the heels of news that a leading New Hampshire Republican
member decided to
resign from the
national RNC, in part to protest the party's recent problems.
These departures
follow Monday's staff shake-up, with RNC Chief of Staff Ken McKay being shown
the door, and strategist Curt Anderson also leaving. By all accounts, morale at the
RNC is low, and "staffers at all levels of the RNC are eyeing
the exits."
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