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| | + | '''Ronna Romney McDaniel''' (born March 20, 1973 (age {{age|1973|3|20}})) is the current chair of the [[Republican National Committee]], having replaced [[Reince Priebus]], who became the [[chief of staff]] for President [[Donald Trump]]. She is the niece of failed 2012 Republican presidential candidate [[Mitt Romney]]. Unlike her uncle, however, McDaniel has been a supporter of President Trump, though she has also been a [[RINO Backer]] who criticized [[Steve King]] and falsely called him a "[[white supremacist]]".<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/500703-randy-feenstra-beats-controversial-rep-steve-king-in-gop-primary ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 29th, 2020.</ref> |
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| − | '''Ronna Romney McDaniel''' (born March 20, 1973 (age {{age|1973|3|20}})) is the current chair of the [[Republican National Committee]], having replaced [[Reince Priebus]], who became the [[chief of staff]] for President [[Donald Trump]]. She is the niece of failed 2012 Republican presidential candidate [[Mitt Romney]]. Unlike her uncle, however, McDaniel has been a supporter of President Trump, though she has also been a [[RINO Backer]] who criticized [[Steve King]] and falsely called him a "[[white supremacist]]".<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/500703-randy-feenstra-beats-controversial-rep-steve-king-in-gop-primary ''The Hill''. Retrieved July 29th, 2020.</ref>
| + | She was criticized for failing to get-out-the-vote with any meaningful [[grassroots]] effort in November 2022, resulting in disappointing election outcomes for the [[Republican Party]]. The perception of "business as usual" by McDaniel against sophisticated [[ballot harvesting]] by [[Dems]] led to a spirited, and nearly successful, effort by outsider Harmeet Dhillon to pull a surprise upset against McDaniel's reelection. |
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| | + | Indeed, calls mounted for her resignation after her failure to take preventative steps to address [[Democrat election fraud]] in both the [[2020 presidential election]] and the [[2022 Midterm elections]].<ref>https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/inside-gop-calls-grow-party-chair-resign-wake-midterms</ref> She pledged to step down after her fourth term, to which she was elected on January 27, 2023, by a vote of only 111-51-4.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/ronna-mcdaniel-wins-re-election-fourth-term-rnc-chair-rcna66763</ref> |
| | + | == [[Coronavirus]] == |
| | It was reported in early October 2020 that McDaniel tested positive for the [[CCP virus]].<ref>Multiple references: | | It was reported in early October 2020 that McDaniel tested positive for the [[CCP virus]].<ref>Multiple references: |
| | *[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rnc-chairwoman-ronna-mcdaniel-received-positive-coronavirus-test-wednesday-spokesman-says RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel received positive coronavirus test Wednesday, spokesman says] | | *[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rnc-chairwoman-ronna-mcdaniel-received-positive-coronavirus-test-wednesday-spokesman-says RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel received positive coronavirus test Wednesday, spokesman says] |
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| | *[https://nypost.com/2020/10/02/ronna-mcdaniel-rnc-chairwoman-tests-positive-for-covid-19/ Ronna McDaniel, RNC chairwoman, tests positive for COVID-19]</ref> | | *[https://nypost.com/2020/10/02/ronna-mcdaniel-rnc-chairwoman-tests-positive-for-covid-19/ Ronna McDaniel, RNC chairwoman, tests positive for COVID-19]</ref> |
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| − | Calls mounted for her resignation after her failure to take preventative steps to address [[Democrat election fraud]] in both the [[2020 presidential election]] and the [[2022 Midterm elections]].<ref>https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/inside-gop-calls-grow-party-chair-resign-wake-midterms</ref> She pledged to step down after her fourth term, to which she was elected on January 27, 2023, by a vote of only 111-51-4.<ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/ronna-mcdaniel-wins-re-election-fourth-term-rnc-chair-rcna66763</ref>
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