Zeldin says he will not challenge McDaniel for RNC chair

[brooklynite]

Source: The Hill

Rep. Lee Zeldin (D-N.Y.) announced on Wednesday that he will not challenge Ronna McDaniel for the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) top spot but urged the three-time chairwoman to step aside.

“Change is desperately needed, and there are many leaders, myself included, ready and willing to step up to ensure our party retools and transforms as critical elections fast approach,” Zeldin said in a statement.

“However, the issue is Chairwoman McDaniel’s re-election appears to already be pre-baked, as if the disappointing results of every election during her tenure, including yesterday in Georgia, do not and should not even matter,” he added.

His statement came after Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) secured a full six-year term in the Senate after defeating his Trump-backed Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, in a runoff election on Tuesday. Walker’s defeat rounded out particularly lackluster midterm elections for the GOP, as the anticipated “red wave” failed to materialize.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3765085-zeldin-says-he-will-not-challenge-mcdaniel-for-rnc-chair/

[AZLD4Candidate]

1. No, don't resign Ronna. You're the best thing that's happened to the Democrats since Herbert Hoover

[JenniferJuniper]

3. You just triggered an old memory,

My grandmother always told the grandkids, "Never vote for those filthy Republicans. Herbert Hoover!"

[AZLD4Candidate]

5. You're welcome, Donovan. Do they call you mellow yellow quite rightly too? :)

[Ocelot II]

2. So there's still a possibility for Pillow Guy - and now Herschel needs a job.

[rurallib]

4. Herschel would be a great choice as chair of the RNC!

[msfiddlestix]

6. A Democrat intended to run for RNC chair???????????

[JohnSJ]

9. I don't understand that either. Was it a typo? Zeldin is a republican

[msfiddlestix]

11. LOL. So often a name in a headline is an unknown individual, politiican, celebrity

no reference in context. this time context, with a significant error.

LOL!

[JohnSJ]

13. Well, this was a woozy

[msfiddlestix]

17. ✔️

[The Roux Comes First]

16. Yeah, That Fascinated Me, Too

Editing and proofreading quality these days in the media being in what feels like a historical low, this still deserves a serious eye-roll.

[moniss]

7. So how is it that The Hill

is so poorly put together that they don't have a proofreader? Zeldin's correct designation is R-NY and not D-NY.

[Marthe48]

8. Thanks

I was thinking of possibilities (like DINO?) lol

[Cheezoholic]

15. Every click counts ;) n/t

[JohnSJ]

10. Zeldin is a republican, not a Democrat

[dchill]

12. "Lee Zeldin (D-N.Y.)." News or buffoonery?

[peppertree]

14. Good for CoRonna McDaniel. Here's a balloon.

[ggma]

18. Red balloon...

"We all float down here"...

😏

gg