WASHINGTON — Reeling from back-to-back presidential losses and struggling to cope with the country’s changing racial and ethnic makeup, the Republican National Committee plans to spend $10 million this year to send hundreds of party workers into Hispanic, black and Asian communities to promote its brand among voters who overwhelmingly supported Democrats in 2012.
Committee chairman Reince Priebus on Sunday also proposed shortening the presidential nominating calendar in 2016 and limiting the number of primary-season debates to avoid the self-inflicted damage from inside-party squabbling on the eventual nominee. Priebus’ top-to-bottom changes include picking the moderators for the debates and then crowning the nominee as early as June so he or she could begin a general election campaign as quickly as possible.
“Mitt Romney was a sitting duck for two months over the summer,” Priebus said of the 2012 GOP nominee.
To help his party ahead of the 2016 contest already in its earliest stages, Priebus said he would be hiring new staffers to build the GOP among voters in the states.
“It will include hundreds of people — paid — across the country, from coast-to-coast, in Hispanic, African American, Asian communities, talking about our party, talking about our brand, talking about what we believe in, going to community events, going to swearing-in ceremonies, being a part of the community on an ongoing basis, paid for by the Republican National Committee, to make the case for our party and our candidates,” Priebus said.
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I have an idea on how to get minorities on board…
MARCO RUBIO 2016!!!
Rand Paul can be Vice President.
If the RNC starts this butt kissing with minorities, I think I'll withhold my vote.
I have no want or need to vote for who is the biggest butt kisser. I say this as one of the forgotten minorities.
How about stop the freebies and let each party be judged on principles.
Don't with hold your vote just write in somebody like I'll do.Seeks what happened to Senator Paul I was thinking of donating but all of a sudden he turned to favor illegals.What a let down.I'm sure you'll let me know if I'm wrong.
NOT UNTIL you get rid of EVERY illegal already here and STOP all funding for them!!!!
Your right again getthem all out and back to where they came from.
Today both parties are trying to kiss the ass of every illegal alien who is in our country.These so called leaders stroke the illegals while they're screwing the real American indians ithe west and south west.