More Names For The RNC

From Marc Ambinder, she sounds like another W Republican.  That said, if she has the ideas and the track record, I won’t rule her out.

** Tina Benkiser, the chair of the Texas Republican Party and an activist  who played a key role in her state party’s conservatization five years ago, is beginning to make phone calls. She might be interested in the race. She’s identified with the Christian Right, which may be a problem for the some of the party’s establishment/Northeastern members, but she’s very capable and well regarded.

Update: Here is Benkiser’s bio from the Texas GOP website.  I like what I see here:

As Chairman, Benkiser has laid out a clear vision for strengthening party infrastructure by training local GOP leaders and candidates and providing them with the skills and resources needed to win. Benkiser recognizes that the local Republican candidates of today are tomorrow’s state and national leaders, and she has set a goal for Republicans to gain the first majority of county level seats since Reconstruction.

A strong advocate for minority outreach, Benkiser knows that the Republican Party cannot expect to win many elections in the future without aggressively competing for the support of conservative Texans in minority communities today. She has planned a creative outreach program based on establishing long-term relationships of mutual trust and respect that includes educational seminars, roundtable discussions and mentoring opportunities.