Steele Still Won't Predict GOP Takeover
RNC chair Michael Steele still won't say his party is set to take back Congress, even after capturing a Senate seat in one of the bluest states in the country.
Appearing on ABC's "Good Morning America," Steele basked in the glow of Sen.-elect Scott Brown's (R) win over MA AG Martha Coakley (D) last night, calling it a "repudiation" of Pres. Obama's policies. But he sounded less optimistic when asked whether the GOP would win the House and Senate.
"I think we're very well on our way at this pace to certainly narrow the margin in the United States Senate as we will in the House, and we'll see how the rest of it plays out," Steele told George Stephanopoulos. "But, look, our goal is to get control of this out-of-control government and help the american people realize what theyant want this their pocketbooks."
GOP officials on Capitol Hill erupted in anger earlier this month when Steele said his party would not take back the House and wondered if the GOP was even ready to lead again. After those remarks, House and Senate leadership aides vented their frustration in a conference call, during which RNC staffers admitted they had no control over the chairman.
Meanwhile, other GOPers, most notably House Min. Whip Eric Cantor, have been suggesting that winning back at least the lower chamber is a possibility. Cantor will meet with reporters early Thursday, where he and chief deputy whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) will discuss the party's recruiting successes so far this year.
Steele cast Brown's victory as a major defeat for the Obama admin., arguing that Brown's pledge to be the 41st vote against health care reform is effectively a death knell for the legislation.
"I think the country is sighing a sigh of relief and certainly for the Democrats. This is clearly not the change they expected, but it's certainly the change that the people of Massachusetts, like the people in New Jersey and Virginia, wanted," Steele said.
"It's not about the president personally," he added. "It is about his policies. This is a repudiation of the direction the president is taking the nation on health care, on spending, on the economy, job creation and a whole host of things that are wrapped around people's lives right to you and if you don't get that, if you don't hear that from the american people, you're going to continue down this pathway of losing elections over issues that people are telling you are very clear to address with them."
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