Patrick Ruffini

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The Ten Questions for the Next RNC Chairman

Earlier this week, we closed the questions period on the Rebuild the Party / YouTube RNC Candidates Forum and posted our ten official questions. Questions were ranked according to popularity and chosen according to the following criteria: that they be germane to the job of RNC Chairman, that each question ask about a unique topic (meaning no duplicates), and th… Continue

Added by Patrick Ruffini on January 22, 2009 at 1:11pm — 36 Comments

Editorial Guidelines for the Rebuild the Party / YouTube RNC Candidates Forum

In the spirit of openness and transparency, we wanted to lay out a few ground rules for how questions from the Rebuild the Party / YouTube RNC Candidates Forum will be presented to the candidates. The choice of ten questions will be informed by the votes of the Rebuild the Party community, but to ensure that a broad array of questions are selected, questions from beyond the top 10 vote-getters may be chosen, according to these criteria:
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Added by Patrick Ruffini on January 13, 2009 at 2:30pm — 14 Comments

Add Your Comments to the Rebuild the Party Plan

Just shooting everyone a note that we've added a way to add your comments the Rebuild the Party plan on our main site. Of course, there are many, many ways to interact with the RTP community -- including this Ning site and our Ideas site. This is one more way that focuses on your specific feedback to the elements of the plan and lets you suggest improvements to it. You can even leave a video comment… Continue

Added by Patrick Ruffini on December 28, 2008 at 1:37am — 18 Comments

Michael Steele and RNC Members Endorse Rebuild the Party

Just a quick update on some exciting news for our community. Yesterday, RNC candidate Michael Steele told us he enthusiastically endorses Rebuild the Party. That makes four out of six candidates for RNC Chairman who have endorsed, including Saul Anuzis, Ken Blackwell, Chip Saltsman, and now Michael Steele. We're also proud to announce a growing number of voting members of the Republican National Committee who have endorsed the plan including National Committeeman Ron Kaufman of Massachusetts, a… Continue

Added by Patrick Ruffini on December 19, 2008 at 11:23am — 11 Comments

RNC Chairman's Race Update 12/6

Ken Blackwell jumped in the race for RNC Chairman. Mr. Blackwell had previously endorsed the Rebuild the Party plan -- making 3 out of 5 candidates -- an outright majority -- supporting the plan. South Carolina GOP Chairman Katon Dawson, who has not yet formally endorsed, nonetheless adopted a key plank in the plan: a 435 district strategy.Continue

Added by Patrick Ruffini on December 6, 2008 at 1:00am — 21 Comments

Rebuild the Party Featured in the Washington Post

Yesterday, the Washington Post did a long feature story on your efforts to rebuild the party. Here's what they had to say:
At 6:50 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6-- less than 44 hours after the GOP lost the White House and more seats in Congress -- RebuildTheParty.com went live.

Founded by two young party activists, Patrick Ruffini and Mindy Finn, the site propo
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Added by Patrick Ruffini on November 26, 2008 at 7:13am — 2 Comments

RebuildtheParty.com Relaunches and Announces Endorsements from Two RNC Chair Candidates

Today we're unveiling a refreshed look for RebuildtheParty.com and new networking features that let you get involved directly in the fight! Here are some highlights: RNC Candidate Scorecard: Our new site now breaks down where all the declared candidates for RNC Chairman stand on the Plan for the Future. And the good news is that two out of four have already endorsed the plan! Former Tennessee Republican Party chairman Chip Saltsman endo… Continue

Added by Patrick Ruffini on November 24, 2008 at 2:30pm — 20 Comments

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