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Robin Smith Gives Chip Saltsman The High Hat

By Kleinheider Posted on January 26, 2009 at 11:34 am

Two Tennessee national executive committee members endorse Katon Dawson for RNC chairman, not hometown boy, Chip Saltsman:

Two Republican National Committee members from Tennessee endorse South Carolina GOP Chair Katon Dawson in his bid to be the next RNC Chair: State GOP Chair Robin Smith and National Committeeman John Ryder. The bid of Chip Saltsman had been facing an uphill climb in recent weeks, and two endorsements of a rival from his home state suggests one more bump in the road.

The third RNC member from Tennessee, Peggy Lambert, has endorsed Ken Blackwell.

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5 Responses to “Robin Smith Gives Chip Saltsman The High Hat”

  1. TheVanderson writes
    January 26th, 2009 12:18 pm

    There are actually 3: one committeeman, one committeewoman, and the state chairman. Peggy Lambert (national committeewoman) has yet to endorse as far as I know.

  2. TheVanderson writes
    January 26th, 2009 12:19 pm

    According to NRO:

    “UPDATE: The third RNC member from [Tennessee], Peggy Lambert, endorsed Ken Blackwell Sunday.”

    Corrected for state.

  3. TNGOP Tent Not Big Enough for President Obama » LIBERADIO(!) writes
    January 26th, 2009 12:20 pm

    [...] picked Dawson. [...]

  4. dan writes
    January 26th, 2009 1:06 pm

    What is so great about Saltsman? The Huckabee campaign went down in flames. He didnt do anything all that great while he was state chair. I dont get it.

  5. Jeff Haithcoat writes
    January 27th, 2009 12:51 pm

    Dan,
    Without Chip, the Huckabee campaign very well might have been out of money in May of 2007. Chip’s budgetary stewardship as Campaign Manager allowed Huckabee to stay in the game long enough for his charisma and communication skills to garner national attention. In addition, as Chairman of the TN GOP, Chip was very involved in delivering the state for George Bush in 2000 when Tennessean Al Gore was on the ticket…..not an easy feat.

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