Alabama GOP Declares No Confidence in Ronna McDaniel as RNC Chair

Republican National CommitteeRNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel In her quest to remain the leader, she faces another obstacle in the vote later in this month. Alabama GOP Issued (pdf) A vote of no confidence was cast for her, and she called for a leadership transition after the midterm elections.

“The Alabama Republican Party leadership is committed to representing our grassroots members, and defending the core conservative values that the people of Alabama stand for,” In a Monday statement, party leaders stated that they had received the news. “We believe that RNC leadership needs a new vision for future elections.”

Further, the Alabama GOP stated that it believes that the RNC must prioritize. “defending the American people and their God-given rights and freedom,” Keep your party platform and GOP principles strong.

“We believe that the RNC needs fresh, new leadership who can inspire and lead grassroots Republicans to victory,” Leaders continued. ”For these reasons, the Alabama Republican Party’s Steering Committee cannot support or endorse Ronna McDaniel for RNC Chair and declare our vote of no-confidence in her leadership.”

They also called upon all RNC members to support leadership changes at the RNC’s Winter Meeting in California. Jan. 25.

RNC Leadership Race

McDaniel, who is running for her fourth term in the RNC chair, has the support of major GOP donors. Fox NewsIncluded are Melinda Hildebrand (Dave Kelsey), Dr. James Reibel (Judebrand), Jeff Burns, Bobby Schostak, Marianne Gibson, and Dr. James Reibel.

Since the beginning of McDaniel’s tenure as chair of the RNC in 2017, those donors have contributed in total at least $14 million to the Republican Party, Fox reported.

Ronna McDaniel (Chair of the Republican National Committee) at the CPAC convention held in National Harbor, Md. on February 28, 2019. (Samirabouaou/The Epoch Times).

She is also being called upon by Arizona Republican leadership to resign. Texas Republican Party leaders also expressed disinterest in McDaniel’s fourth term.

A Texas GOP Committee in December also issued a vote of no confidence in her leadership, specifically noting losses in the 2020 election and less-than-spectacular showings in the 2022 midterm elections that left the GOP with only a small majority in the House and failing to flip the Senate.

“The grassroots have lost faith in Chairman [sic] McDaniel and the RNC and believes the Party needs new leadership that will address deficiencies in fundraising, messaging, GOTV, and election integrity and put the party in closer alignment with its grassroots supporters and voters,” The Texas resolution was stated.

McDaniel was meanwhile called upon by the Republican Party of Arizona step down To be able to “fresh and bold leadership” to take control of the RNC.

McDaniel is being challenged in court by Harmeet Dhillon, Attorney, and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell.

Voting members in Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, and other states expressed they would vote to change RNC leadership at this month’s meeting.

McDaniel sent a November letter that demonstrated her support from enough members to win the election. It also included the names of 101 RNC voting members.

Emma Vaughn, a spokesperson for McDaniel, told news outlets that McDaniel’s decision to run for another term was “member driven.”

“Members of the 168 rallied around the chairwoman because of her unprecedented investments in the grassroots, election integrity, and minority communities, and for taking on Big Tech and the biased Commission on Presidential Debates,” Vaughn added that McDaniel’s support was appreciated “has only grown since her announcement and she looks forward to speaking with each and every member to discuss how the party can continue building upon our investments and make the necessary improvements to compete and win in 2024.”

Challengers

Dhillon announced Her bid was made in December and she stated that “we really need to radically reshape our leadership in order to win.”

“We really have to modernize to compete with the Democrats dollar-for-dollar—in the ways they fundraise, the way they deliver their ballots to the ballot boxes. Our messaging needs to be fresh and positive and not just reactive to news cycles and what the Democrats are doing,” Dhillon also added.

Lindell, meanwhile, He stated that he was running because the RNC’s strategy “has been a disaster not only for the Party but even more importantly it has been disaster for the Country as Democrats pursue their woke socialist agenda.”

“This is a critical time for the RNC. The Donors need a return on their investment and so does the country. I have done my due diligence and can’t figure out why my opponent would even consider running again,” Lindell stated.

This report was contributed by Zachary Stieber, The Associated Press and others.

Chase is an award winning journalist. Chase is a journalist who covers Tennessee, and other parts in the Southeast for The Epoch Times.

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