With the vote for the new chairmanship of the Republican National Committee coming up on January 31, RealClearPolitics says that Michigan GOP chairman Saul Anuzis is among the leaders in the race for the seat:
Yesterday National Committeeman Ron Kaufman, who has pledged to vote for incumbent Mike Duncan, spoke with RCP about the state of the race, saying it now stands as a four way tie between (incumbent RNC chair Mike) Duncan, (former Maryland Lt. Governor Michael) Steele, (South Carolina GOP chairman) Katon Dawson, and Saul Anuzis.
The 3 committee chairmen running (Duncan, Dawson, and Anuzis) carry a notable advantage, he said, due to Committee members wanting to pick one of their own rather than an outsider. Kaufman compared the scenario to the House of Representatives picking a non-Congressman as Speaker of the House. While most were originally looking for change in the new RNC Chair, Kaufman said competence is the quality voters are now looking for.
RCP says that Anuzis has been running “the most hard working, tech savvy campaign” of all the candidates for the post.