Excerpts from MSNBC’s First Read By: Mark Murray February 21, 2012   “After his election as Republican National Committee chairman a year ago, Reince Priebus inherited an organization that was more than $20 million in debt and that had lost some of its biggest donors… “The RNC raised nearly $51 million in the second half -- actually outraising the Democratic National Committee over that same period of time… “The RNC has cut its debt in half -- from more than $20 million in January to $11.8 million now… “‘They want to know we're making the case [against President Obama and the Democrats] every day,’ RNC Communications Director...

Excerpts from the Tampa Bay Times By: Alex Leary and Adam C. Smith February 20, 2012   “President Barack Obama is rewriting Florida's advertising tagline: Come for the sun and soak up the electoral votes. “When Air Force One lands Thursday in Miami then Orlando, it will mark Obama's 14th visit since his inauguration, and second this year. “Not to mention trips this month by Vice President Joe Biden and First Lady Michelle Obama, and a string of previous jaunts by the two. Tampa, Tallahassee, Orlando, Homestead, Cape Canaveral, Sarasota, Miami . . . they've been everywhere… “‘It would be naïve to think there wasn't a political...

WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus released the following statement on January fundraising: “The Republican National Committee is off to a strong start in 2012. Building on our momentum from 2011, the RNC raised an impressive $10.4 million in January, bringing our cash-on-hand total to $23.4 million,” said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. “Thanks to the generosity of our supporters and careful financial stewardship, we will have the resources to wage a competitive campaign against Barack Obama. I extend my sincere thanks to all those who have invested in the RNC and our efforts to elect Republicans to the White House, the...

WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus and Co-Chairman Sharon Day released the following statement congratulating Jack Lindley, the newly-elected Chairman of the Vermont Republican Party: “On behalf of the Republican National Committee, I would like to congratulate Jack Lindley on being unanimously elected Chairman of the Vermont Republican Party,” said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. “Jack’s hard work and dedication to the party is much needed in a state that has for so long been a one-party controlled Democrat state. Mr. Lindley’s singular focus on fighting big government liberal policies in Montpelier, while strengthening the party, will serve the...

WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus and Co-Chairman Sharon Day released the following message commemorating Presidents Day: “This Presidents Day, we pay tribute to the men who have served as America’s Commander-in-Chief for their leadership and their sacrifice,” said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. “We honor especially the two pillars of the American presidency: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, whose birthdays we celebrate this month. Under George Washington’s command, our nation was born. Through Lincoln’s perseverance, our republic was saved. “February is also the birth month of President Ronald Reagan, the conservative visionary who saved America from economic stagnation. Today, America is once again...