Ralph Z. Hallow
Articles by Ralph Z. Hallow
Conservative group to get 1st new chief in 27 years
Alberto Cardenas, who escaped from communist Cuba when he was 12, was elected Wednesday as the new chairman of the American Conservative Union, the first change at the top of the prominent conservative organization in more than a quarter-century. Published February 9, 2011
Maverick N.M. politician always on trail
It's an original approach for a potential GOP presidential contender to take, but former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson said in an interview that the war on drugs hasn't worked any better than the war in Iraq and if elected president, he would end both. Published February 6, 2011
Saucy ex-pizza CEO makes long-shot bid for presidency
Of the two businessmen likely to be in the field for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, long-shot Herman Cain, savior of the Godfather's Pizza chain, makes the case that he is far more electable than former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the presumptive front-runner in the race. Published January 26, 2011
Priebus ousts Steele’s RNC hires
New Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus wasted little time after his election Friday to start cleaning house, firing on Sunday several convention-liaison team members hired under his predecessor's reign. Published January 16, 2011
Barbour defeats Boehner in proxy battle for control of RNC; Steele ousted
For many Republican National Committee members and GOP activists, the real headline after Friday's defeat of RNC Chairman Michael S. Steele was "Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour defeats House Speaker John A. Boehner." Published January 14, 2011
Steele’s departure fortifies GOP strategy for 2012; Priebus elected chair
Wisconsin GOP Chairman Reince Priebus has been elected the new chairman of the Republican National Committee, offering a fresh face and the promise of a new management style for the party as it gears up for the 2012 presidential election cycle. Published January 14, 2011
Priebus has early lead in RNC tally
Wisconsin Republican Party chief Reince Priebus has the early momentum as Republican National Committee members gathered Friday afternoon to choose the party's next chairman. Published January 14, 2011
RNC’s Steele being urged to exit gracefully
Some supporters of Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele are privately urging him to consider a graceful exit strategy as RNC members prepare for Friday's showdown vote on who will lead the party for the next two years. Published January 13, 2011
Showdown over Steele dominates RNC gathering
Top GOP officials fear the White House could slip through their fingers next year unless a new Republican National Committee chairman of integrity and managerial competence emerges as the victor in Friday's elections. Published January 11, 2011
GOP moneymen unite against 2nd term for Steele
A group of former Republican National Committee finance chairmen issued an unprecedented joint public condemnation of RNC Chairman Michael S. Steele on Tuesday and urged his defeat in the upcoming election for party chief. Published January 4, 2011
Rivals for RNC chief vow to improve party finances
Embattled Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele and the four candidates vying for his job engaged in an occasionally heated debate Monday in which the challengers took aim at the RNC's unprecedented red ink and lackluster fundraising. Published January 3, 2011
RNC sees deep red for 2012 budget
The next chairman of the Republican National Committee will face a money-raising challenge of historic proportions. Published January 2, 2011
RNC faces $20 million debt in 2011
The next chairman of the Republican National Committee will face a money-raising challenge of historic proportions. Published January 2, 2011
No dog in RNC hunt, Barbour says
For most of the nation's press, it's no secret whom influential Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is backing in the race for the next GOP chairman, but the one-time party chairman — and possible 2012 presidential hopeful — denies he's orchestrating the campaign that has given Wisconsin Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus strong momentum in the race. Published December 19, 2010
Top RNC official hasn’t voted in GOP primary for years
The Republican National Committee's top outreach official, hired to make help make the party younger and more diverse, hasn't voted in a Republican primary election of any kind since before 2000, The Washington Times has learned. Published December 13, 2010
RNC fundraising total falls short of low bar
The Republican National Committee's inability to reach its own fundraising goals for this year's elections was more serious than its budget makers expected and the malaise has even spread to small-money donors, The Washington Times has learned. Published December 5, 2010
GOP officials say they were blindsided by Steele panel
Top Republican Party officials said Thursday that they have been kept in the dark about hundreds of thousands of dollars spent in Tampa, Fla., by a committee temporarily headed by Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele, a committee at the heart of new questions about Mr. Steele's tenure. Published December 2, 2010
Steele is no-show at RNC hopefuls’ forum
The Republican elephant in the room wasn't in the room, but a group of contenders were already promising big changes Wednesday if they win the race to replace embattled Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele next month. Published December 1, 2010
Probe of Steele spending sought
A member of the Republican National Committee's top panel will call for an investigation of RNC Chairman Michael S. Steele's spending, warning that "cronyism" dried up big-donor fundraising this year and now is jeopardizing major-donor fundraising for the 2012 GOP presidential nominating convention in Tampa, Fla. Published November 29, 2010
GOP governors keep voter wants in mind
Republican governors are a bit edgy about their party's future despite having redone the electoral map in red on Nov. 2. Published November 21, 2010
