FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                     CONTACT: Press Office June 29, 2010                                                                                         202-863-8614 View This Statement At GOP.com   REACTION FROM THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON THE SUPREME COURT’S DECISION IN RNC V. FEC   WASHINGTON – The Republican National Committee (RNC) released the following statement today:   “I am disappointed that the Supreme Court chose not to hear arguments in Republican National Committee v. Federal Election Commission. This was an opportunity to reaffirm our nation’s commitment to the First Amendment and to the right of citizens to join together and speak out for causes and candidates they support. As was proven with the Democratic House's decision to ram through the DISCLOSE Act, the Democratically controlled Congress has a vested interest in passing legislation that protects incumbents at the expense of the American public and their First Amendment rights. If left unchallenged, McCain-Feingold's severe restrictions on party efforts to register voters and get out the vote will continue to result in the unconstitutional encroachment on the rights of citizens to associate with each other and to speak out to express their beliefs. We are greatly disappointed that the Supreme Court is not giving us the opportunity to demonstrate this point before the Court.” – Theodore B. Olson, representing the Republican National Committee in RNC v. FEC   ###   Paid for by the Republican National Committee 310 First Street SE, Washington, DC 20003 - (202) 863-8614 - www.gop.com Not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee   RNC Talking Points: RNC Women June 10, 2010 Republican Women Soar in Primaries ·         Last night’s primary election results were a testament to the strong Republican women stepping up to lead our Party to victory in November.  These women are rejecting what they see going on in Washington. Our country is now more than $13 trillion in debt, with more deficit spending proposed in the last two years than the previous 222 combined. ·         The major Republican women who won their primaries last night have the values, experience, and ideas to get America back on the track to prosperity.  ·         Women make 75% of the buying decision and 80% of the health care decisions. They are often the ones in the family who balance the family checkbook and take care of doctor’s visits. ·         The Republican Party has been actively recruiting female candidates and engaging women across the country in a series of Regional Women’s Summits designed to recruit and train women to be both candidates and activists. ·         The Republican Party is making great strides in growing its female base, reaching out to all women, and appealing to more and more voters who are alarmed about the out of control spending and loss of jobs. This diverse group includes women from all walks of life including school teachers, small business owners, attorneys and entrepreneurs. ·         This year, we are seeing a groundswell of women activists and volunteers working to support Republican candidates and state parties all across the U.S. ·         The Republican National Committee is proud of the fact that more Republican women are choosing to run for elected office and we will fully support each Republican nominee to ensure victory in November. Regional Women’s Summits   ·         Since May of last year, the RNC has engaged female elected leaders, volunteers, and supporters in a series of regional and National women’s summits aimed at motivating women to get involved in Republican politics either by running for office themselves or working to elect candidates they believe in.  [Minneapolis, MN; Columbus, OH; Honolulu,  HI; Denver, CO and Washington, DC] ·         These summits provide the tools for women to run for office, take on leadership roles in their communities and become leaders in campaigns to elect Republicans. California “Career politicians in Sacramento and Washington be warned - you now face your worst nightmare; two business women from the real world who know how to create jobs, balance budgets and get things done!” – Meg Whitman, 6/8/10   Carly Fiorina: 56.4% Dem Opponent: Sen. Barbara Boxer, 3 term incumbent Carly Fiorina is a proven leader and she will serve as a fresh voice in the U.S. Senate when she replaces Barbara Boxer, whose partisan pandering and extreme economic policies are completely out-of-step with voters in her state. Over the course of 27 years in Washington, Senator Barbara Boxer has become increasingly disconnected from California.  Republicans are confident that this election will be a referendum on Barbara Boxer and her failed economic policies for the Golden State. It was Barbara Boxer who promised the so-called $862 billion would ‘create or save’ 400,000 jobs, but it hasn’t. The unemployment rate in California is 12.6 percent – the third highest in the country – and there are over 2 million unemployed Californians looking for a job.   Californians are becoming increasingly frustrated with having a pure partisan like Barbara Boxer in the Senate and this November they will finally have a chance to replace her. Meg Whitman: 64.1% Dem Opponent: Fmr. Gov. Jerry Brown, 40 years in politics Through Meg Whitman’s conservative economic principles, she will make the Golden State far more efficient and effective by cutting through the partisan gridlock in Sacramento so California can have a balanced budget. Jerry Brown is a career politician and his failed 1970s policies are not the solutions for California’s ailing economy. Only Meg Whitman has the experience needed to help the over two million Californians find a job and get California working again. During Jerry Brown’s last term as governor, California's unemployment rate nearly doubled to a then record high of 11 percent. While Brown was Governor, state spending increased by 120 percent, he raised taxes, and still left a billion dollar deficit. Nevada Sharron Angle: 40.1% Dem Opponent: Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader Sharron Angle has energized Republicans receiving 700,000 votes, just over 40%, of the Republican vote in a four person race. Sharron Angle is the only candidate who will focus on creating jobs.  Harry Reid’s failed economic policies, like his failed $862 billion stimulus, are the reason the unemployment rate is 13.7 percent in Nevada.   This election is a referendum on Harry Reid and his failed economic policies. When Harry Reid muscled through his so-called $862 billion stimulus though the Senate, he promised it would ‘create or save’ 34,000 jobs, but that statement was unfortunately a farce for the people of Nevada. The unemployment rate in Nevada is currently 13.7 percent – the second highest in the country – and there are over 193,000 unemployed Nevadans looking for a job.    While the press is ready to declare victory for Reid, the fact is the latest Mason-Dixon Polling had Sharron Angle beating Reid.  Furthermore Reid’s approval ratings have consistently been stuck in the 30s. May:  Senator Reid’s approval rating was 37 percent with his disapproval rating at 49 percent. February: Senator Reid’s approval rating was 33 percent with his disapproval rating at 51 percent. December:  Senator Reid’s approval rating was 38 percent with his disapproval rating at 49 percent. October:  Senator Reid’s approval rating was 38 percent with his disapproval rating at 49 percent. August:  Senator Reid’s approval rating was 37 percent with his disapproval rating at 50 percent. Nevadans will continue to support Sharron Angle over Harry Reid, because she is the true conservative that is focused on less spending and less government. New Mexico Susana Martinez: 50.7% Dem Opponent: Diane Denish, Lt. Gov. Martinez is the first ever Hispanic women nominated to be Governor by either major party in New Mexico. Susana Martinez is the District Attorney for the 3rd Judicial District in Dońa Ana County, New Mexico, a position she has held for 13 years. Martinez is a supporter of Arizona’s immigration law and taking a tough stance on criminals and drug traffickers.    Martinez plans to focus her campaign on jobs, spending, education, and ending corruption in government.  Martinez pledges to lower taxes and reduce spending, as well as make New Mexico safe, prosperous, and free of corruption.  Martinez and Denish are currently tied in the polls.  Both candidates would be the first women Governor in New Mexico history. Martinez is pro-life and strongly supports the 2nd Amendment.    South Dakota   Kristi Noem: 42.1% Dem Opponent: Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, Incumbent Noem won over 42% of the primary vote, leading Secretary of State Chris Nelson by more than 7%. Noem has served as a South Dakota State Representative for four years. Noem has become the second ranking South Dakota Republican in the chamber in the past two years. Noem is focused on cutting federal spending, balancing the budget and putting people back to work. Noem considers family values and moral issues when making her votes. Before her career in politics, Noem spent 17 years running the family farm. She has also managed several small businesses.     Paid for by the Republican National Committee. 310 First Street SE, Washington, D.C. 20003 -  (202) 863-8500- www.gop.com Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. June 4, 2010   Dear RNC Members,   We had another busy week here in the press.  Below are some of this week’s best hits which continued our attack on the Obama Administration for their job offers, as well as research pieces our team put together.   Have a great weekend.   Mike   Michael J. Leavitt Chief of Staff Republican National Committee     A Historic Nomination On Tuesday, June 1, 2010, the people of New Mexico made Susana Martinez the first ever Hispanic woman nominated for Governor by either major party. RNC Chairman Michael Steele congratulated Martinez on her landmark victory and underscored the major historic significance of her nomination. Republicans everywhere can be proud of this achievement and the Republican National Committee is excited to work to ensure Martinez becomes the next Governor of New Mexico.   RNC Continues to Press the Obama Administration for Answers on Romanoff/Sestak Job Offers RNC continued to aggressively press the White House on whether the Obama Administration offered jobs to Andrew Romanoff and Joe Sestak in exchange for their withdrawal from their Senate races. Earlier in the week, the RNC seized on a Denver Post editorial calling on Andrew Romanoff to come clean about his involvement in a White House quid-pro-quo job offer. As a direct result of local and national communications efforts, in print and on the airwaves, the RNC successfully helped pressure the White House into addressing the Romanoff job offer. Chairman Steele and the RNC have also heavily utilized new media to pressure the administration by using mediums such as Twitter. Our #AskGibbs Twitter campaign has be wildly successful with over 1,500 uses of the #AskGibbs hashtag in the first five hours alone. Below is one of several blog posts put up this week on our homepage:   To see the statements Chairman Steele released on the Romanoff job offer click here and here.   Our rapid response hits have also been successful in generating negative press for the White House with one of our in-house web videos being linked to on Drudge Report. This video received over 23,000 hits on Youtube.   Below is one of several blog posts circulated and posted this week on our homepage:   Once Again, It’s Time to #AskGibbs Read it on GOP.com   Even after White House memos and statements have been released, we still have questions for Secretary Robert Gibbs regarding the job offers to Joe Sestak and Andrew Romanoff.  What questions do you have?  Tweet your questions to @PressSec and use the hashtag #AskGibbs. ·         The White House Still Doesn’t Get it: In his statement, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs concluded by saying, “Messina wanted to determine if it was possible to avoid a costly battle between two supporters.”  Isn’t that exactly the problem that raises concern with the phone call and the email?  Does every applicant to the Administration receive a call from the Deputy Chief of Staff? ·         Dancing on a Legal Pin: Are we really to believe that the White House was trying to impact the Pennsylvania Senate race but didn’t offer a job, while in Colorado they offered three jobs but weren’t trying to impact the Senate race?  ·         No D-Rahm-a Obama: Who is in charge of this Oval Office, President Obama or Rahm Emanuel?  If it is President Obama, what will the repercussions be for the White House Chief of Staff and his deputy for undermining the President’s “twin pillars of transparency and breaking with business as usual.”  ·         The Paper Trail: Andrew Romanoff released Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina’s email, but what about internal White House emails related to both Andrew Romanoff and Joe Sestak?  As a starting point, where is the email from Messina seeking the job descriptions from another White House employee and what reason does he give for seeking that information?  Were Rahm Emanuel and Jim Messina running the DNC out of the West Wing? The American people deserve to know more about the motivations that impelled their actions.  The memo released by the White House on Friday lacks any documentation to back up its claims. ·         Still Waiting for Answers on Sestak:  Don’t think we’ve forgotten.  We’re still waiting on answers promised by Robert Gibbs from Tuesday’s White House press briefing, such as: Will the White House be clearing up the discrepancies on how many conversations took place between the White House and Sestak?  Why did the White House offer Joe Sestak a job he was ineligible to accept? ·         White House Political Operation Misconception:  Let’s remember we are not talking about Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine or other officials from the DNC or DSCC.  We are not even talking about Patrick Gaspard, the White House Political Director.  We are talking about White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and his deputy, Jim Messina.  They are government employees tasked with directing an administration responsible for running the country. White House in Political Chaos   This past week is without doubt one of the worst news weeks for the Obama White House to date. Reeling from their failed response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the growing “jobs for dropouts” scandal in the Colorado and Pennsylvania Senate races, the Administration has been deluged with terrible press. Thursday, Jon Ward wrote in The Daily Caller that “while his first year and a half may have been challenging on a policy level, the president is now facing political problems that have thrown his administration completely off message and are likely to inflict lasting damage on him and his reputation as both a political reformer who represents a new kind of politics and as a competent manager of the government. Everything seems to be converging at once this week [with] the nation .. waking up Thursday to news that a second Democrat has come forward to confirm that the Obama administration dangled high-ranking government jobs in an attempt to move him out of a challenge to a Democratic incumbent senator.” A similar sentiment was echoed in Friday’s Washington Post with Dan Balz opining that “At virtually every turn lately, the White House cannot shake the appearance that it is hamstrung and a step behind. From a major crisis such as the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to smaller and seemingly avoidable controversies over internal Democratic Party politics, President Obama and his team are on the defensive.” Furthermore, the beginning of the Blagojevich corruption trial in Chicago completes this trifecta of headaches for President Obama. The White House’s disastrous week can be summed up in the below screengrab from Drudge Report that was sent to reporters yesterday:   What is Wrong with this Picture?     Another Disappointing Round of Unemployment Numbers: Today marked a continuation of the Obama Administration’s trend of mediocre unemployment numbers. While there was a slight dip in the unemployment rate (down 0.2%) only 41,000 private sector jobs were created, far fewer than economists anticipated. Yesterday in Pittsburgh, President Obama told a crowd that he expected a “strong” jobs report on Friday. As Mark Zandy of Moody’s stated Wednesday and the report showed today, nearly three in every four jobs the administration has tried to take credit for are really temporary census jobs and 95 percent of the job creation was in the public sector. Of the 431,000 workers added to non-farm payrolls, roughly 411,000 of them are temporary census hires who will be out of a job in a matter of months. The White House’s attempt to spin such mediocre news into a positive story coupled with the president’s remark Wednesday that it was ”fortunate” that the country is mired in the greatest economic downturn since the great depression so he could try and settle a political argument with Republicans reveals that everything, including fixing our economy, is a political calculation for this administration. Chairman Steele weighed in calling the unemployment report “unacceptable by any standard.” For the full statement click here.   Research Briefings:   6.4.2010: Buyer Beware 6.3.2010: Where Does The Buck Stop? What they are Saying about Obama’s Damaged Credibility   6.2.2010: Malaise at Mellon 6.1.2010: Hail Britannia! Dems Paygo Pander Exposed