Republican National Committee

6789cb056c827c0a4e0f6a706700177b.jpg

Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus gestures while speaking before the California Republican Party 2014 Spring Convention Friday, March 14, 2014, in Burlingame, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

ab5b8d296c827c0a4e0f6a706700dc9f.jpg

Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus speaks before the California Republican Party 2014 Spring Convention Friday, March 14, 2014, in Burlingame, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

2_202014_beltway-priebus8201.jpg

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus says the party is spending its money "in a way that's designed to help candidates up and down the ballot." (Associated Press)

2_6_2014_beltway-sarah-palin8201.jpg

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is one of 32 names on a Republican National Committee presidential straw poll. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

2_4_2014_rnc-20140204-006-028201.jpg

From left: Bill Brooks, former assistant secretary of labor; Louis W. Sullivan, former health secretary and Ohio Supreme Court Judge Sara J. Harper are awarded the 2nd annual Black Republican Trailblazer Award by the Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Tuesday. (ANDREW HARNIK/THE WASHINGTON TIMES)

RNC_20140204_009.JPG

Patrick Lundy and the Ministers of Music perform gospel songs before Judge Sara J. Harper of Ohio, Dr. Louis Sullivan of Georgia, and Michigan businessman William "Bill Brooks are honored with the 2nd Annual Black Republican Trailblazer Award by the Republican National Committee and RNC Chairman Reince Priebus at the Howard Theatre, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 4, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

RNC_20140204_010.JPG

Patrick Lundy and the Ministers of Music perform gospel songs before Judge Sara J. Harper of Ohio, Dr. Louis Sullivan of Georgia, and Michigan businessman William "Bill Brooks are honored with the 2nd Annual Black Republican Trailblazer Award by the Republican National Committee and RNC Chairman Reince Priebus at the Howard Theatre, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 4, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

RNC_20140204_002.JPG

Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams delivers the keynote address before Judge Sara J. Harper of Ohio, Dr. Louis Sullivan of Georgia, and Michigan businessman William "Bill Brooks are honored with the 2nd Annual Black Republican Trailblazer Award by the Republican National Committee and RNC Chairman Reince Priebus at the Howard Theatre, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 4, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

RNC_20140204_004.JPG

Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams delivers the keynote address before Judge Sara J. Harper of Ohio, Dr. Louis Sullivan of Georgia, and Michigan businessman William "Bill Brooks are honored with the 2nd Annual Black Republican Trailblazer Award by the Republican National Committee and RNC Chairman Reince Priebus, pictured center, at the Howard Theatre, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 4, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

RNC_20140204_005.JPG

Awards sit ready to be given out to Judge Sara J. Harper of Ohio, Dr. Louis Sullivan of Georgia, and Michigan businessman William "Bill Brooks as they are honored with the 2nd Annual Black Republican Trailblazer Award by the Republican National Committee and RNC Chairman Reince Priebus at the Howard Theatre, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, February 4, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)