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RNC Bragging Leaves Out Martinez

In the “Thanks for Nothing” category comes this announcement today from Republican National Committee Chairman Robert M. “Mike” Duncan that the RNC has raised more than $83 million in 2007 – exceeding what Duncan says was the RNC’s own internal goals.
Duncan says more than 800,000 supporters sent an average of $227,000 to the RNC every single day. The RNC is debt free and had $17.2 million cash on hand at the end of the year, all of which will be dedicated to helping elect Republicans in 2008, he says.
Why such success?
According to Duncan, “millions of hard-working Americans are rejecting the Democrat vision of higher taxes, government-run health care, and retreat from the War on Terror.”
Not given even a passing mention in the release – much less a thank you -- is that U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez, a Republican from Florida, was the RNC general chairman for most of the year until he resigned from the post in October. In that role, Martinez had been instrumental in helping to raise resources for the party and its presidential and other candidates.

-- Billy House
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