Talk:Republican National Committee/Archive 1

Proposed deletion
It seems like someone wants to delete this article, and fold it into the main U.S. Republican party page. Can we discuss that here? The reason I think this article should exist is:
 * It was originally one of the 'most requested' articles, due to the number of places it was referenced


 * The RNC is its own organization, with its own history and politics
 * The leadership of the party may diverge from the party itself (in terms of interests and motivation), and it would be worthwhile to track that

I'm not opposed to a better way to organize these pages, but I'd prefer to hear the rationale and replacement before we take the drastic step of elimination. For reference, here are all the places that currently reference the RNC:
 * Haley Barbour
 * U.S. presidential election, 1980
 * B. Carroll Reece
 * Matthew Quay
 * Herbert Brownell, Jr.
 * User:Raul654/Requests
 * Phil Crane
 * Lee Atwater
 * Melvin H. Evans
 * Astroturf PR
 * Peter F. Secchia
 * Will H. Hays
 * U.S. presidential election, 2004
 * John Kerry presidential campaign, 2004
 * Valerie Plame
 * George W. Bush military service controversy
 * Ed Gillespie
 * Talk:United States Republican Party
 * Al Gore controversies
 * March 2004
 * George H. W. Bush
 * 2003 invasion of Iraq

Drernie 17:19, 19 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Deletion would be incorrect. In the U.S., the RNC and the DNC are not the same as the "Republican Party" and the "Democratic Party". In fact, every state Republican Party and Democratic Party has its own platform that may vary in significant ways from the national platform. Another example of the differences between the organizations would be that one can run as a Republican candidate and not be endorsed by the RNC. --Xinoph 23:25, May 13, 2004 (UTC)

Should the infamous Ballot Security Task Force be referenced here (I ask because I made the article, and now I'm trying to deorphan it, heh) Proto t c 1 July 2005 11:48 (UTC)

While the state parties have different platforms, the actual name for Republican Party (United States) is "Republican National Committee." I propose it be moved here. Tim Long 03:43, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Membership
I recently edited the third paragraph, regarding the make-up of the committee. I think it’s more clear than it used to be, but I’m not sure it’s any more accurate. Rule 1 of the party rules suggests that the chair of the state party is always a member of the national committee, regardless of the state’s presidential voting record, congressional representation, or governor. Is the current article text outdated? --Rob Kennedy 04:50, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Republican National Committee members
I found a listing. Mion (talk) 10:28, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Mel Martinez
Wasn't Mel Martinez a chairperson at some time as well?--Dukeruckley (talk) 17:33, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

Added and removed chairman names
Added the name of William J. Campbell who was elected to the post of RNC Chairman in June 1892 but he was not on other internet website lists, but was officially elected (and confirmed by the NY Times Archives). Campbell stepped down from the post shortly afterwards. The Campbell listed on Wikipedia is not the same man, as this Campbell served as Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. Conversely, I removed Bailey Walsh of TN from the list of RNC Chairmen. I could find no evidence of his having served. Research from the NY Times Archives indicate the passing of the chairmanship directly from Joseph Martin to Harrison Spangler in December 1942. No one served in between, which Bailey was erroneously credited with. DJ Jones74 (talk) 19:22, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Is this worth a mention?
The RNC's official web site ran into some controversy recently: Stonemason89 (talk) 19:18, 27 October 2009 (UTC)


 * No. The abusive searches against amazon.com content were not intended by the RNC, and the feature has been removed. —ADavidB 11:09, 28 October 2009 (UTC)

2009 RNC Health Coverage-Abortion Controversy
I don't think this is a "controversy". The bill in question was if the US government should pay for abortion. This is the private sector. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Potter's best (talk • contribs) 05:40, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

I have to agree that this is not a worthwhile section. It seems to serve no purpose, and it has little to do with the rest on the content on this page. Wiki3655 (talk) 07:17, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

Anne Armstrong ?
The Wikipedia article on Anne Armstrong (1927-2008) mentions her as a co-chairman of the RNC from 1971 to 1973. Should she be added to the list of chairs, or should the RNC reference be removed from her bio? Or should things be left as they are for the moment (hardly a scandalous or unknown phenomenon on Wikipedia)? —— Shakescene (talk) 20:19, 31 March 2010 (UTC)


 * The New York Times obituary says "She rose to become vice chairwoman of the state party from 1966 to 1968 and from 1968 to 1973 was a state committeewoman on the Republican National Committee, of which she was a chairwoman from 1971 to 1973." I'm not sure what "a chairwoman" means in this instance: co-equal with one or several (principal) chairmen, or subordinate to a single principal chairman. Did the RNC of the day have a chairman and a chairwoman, just as the RNC and DNC had a state committeeman and a state committewoman (such as Anne Armstrong) from every state? —— Shakescene (talk) 20:49, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Bondage Nightclub Controversy
An IP user added a snarky comment about it to the lead section of the article, which somehow went uncaught for over 12 hours. I reverted that comment as vandalism. This was a major scandal, so we may want to add a mention of it to this article eventually, but not in the lead section! Stonemason89 (talk) 23:36, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Delaware
Well your Mr. Castle lost last night and now you don't want too back the person that the people want,this let's me know that my money might be better off somewhere else,in someone's hands that are going to back the person that WE THE PEOPLE want. Wake up ,before you lose it for the country. GLEN —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.155.127.93 (talk) 12:29, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Please do not merge
The state by state committee member list is useful. It contains key information on influence party figures in states and allows people to quickly learn who are the often ignored power in the party.John Pack Lambert (talk) 04:20, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

External links modified
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 * Well, the second brings up a list of articles that apply, but not the original article. Otherwise, checked out okay. —ADavidB 12:06, 18 October 2015 (UTC)

External links modified
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New category
I just created a Republican National Committee category, and added it to this article. There is a Democratic National Committee (DNC) category, so there should be one for the RNC as well. At present, there are only two articles in the RNC category on Wikipedia, but I will try to find a few more that are suitable. Others can feel free to help of course!--FeralOink (talk) 00:51, 26 June 2016 (UTC)

Official Link
the RNC.org address was discontinued in June of 2018. The correct official address is www.gop.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.97.30.208 (talk) 23:29, 17 July 2019 (UTC)


 * The "external link" reference to rnc.org has been changed. It was already up to date in the infobox. —ADavidB 14:03, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

Current RNC finance chair?
Is it Todd Ricketts or Duke Buchan? Wikinetman (talk) 20:53, 20 October 2022 (UTC)