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2016 Postmortem

Still Sensible

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1. I think he was not well thought of, even by

Reply to LiberalFighter (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2013, 08:19 PM

Jan 2013

republicans when he was in that chair. He was generally seen as ineffective, partly because he was representing the party's mainstream (Romney types) interests in the face of the tea party wackos... don't know that he has any measurable influence over the current mess.

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Where does Michael Steele stand within the Republican Party? [View all] LiberalFighter Jan 2013 OP

I think he was not well thought of, even by Still Sensible Jan 2013 #1

Steele ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #2

To them, he's last weeks trash that has been taken out. Mr.Bill Jan 2013 #3

He still mouths the party line tularetom Jan 2013 #4

He was thrown out of the party. He now owes his livelihood to his job at MSNBC as a CTyankee Jan 2013 #5

What I can't understand is butterflygirl Jan 2013 #17

He was put on the Token Black Guy Pedestal, knocked off after he asserted an idea or two, ancianita Jan 2013 #6

That sounds right union_maid Jan 2013 #7

They chewed him up and spit him out. Jamaal510 Jan 2013 #8

True - working at MSNBC has killed his chances NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #18

He doesn't Recursion Jan 2013 #9

Too bad he still sticks up for them obnoxiously on msnbc flamingdem Jan 2013 #10

The hardcore of the Republican party never liked him mythology Jan 2013 #11

A token. Zoeisright Jan 2013 #12

That hate him leftynyc Jan 2013 #13

At the back of the bus? onenote Jan 2013 #14

He stands off to the side holding a silver platter with mint julips waiting to be summoned. (Nt) apnu Jan 2013 #15

I thought the last straw was "Pole Dancer-gate". His mismanagement of RNC funds, embarrassment to Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2013 #16