New RNC Chairman Inherits Slew of Challenges

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Fox News:

The new Republican Party chairman's victory lap will likely be cut short by the host of challenges he faces following Michael Steele's contentious tenure.

From the outset, Reince Priebus must dig the party out of a $22 million hole. He must prepare the GOP to take on President Obama. He must unite a GOP in the midst of an identity crisis fueled by the Tea Party.

And, perhaps most of all, he must restore credibility to an RNC whose power has diminished over time, and particularly in the last two years under Steele.

Priebus seems acutely aware of the task at hand.

"We all recognize that there is a steep hill here ahead of us," he said in his victory speech Friday, in which he pledged to start working right away. "And the only way we'll be able to move forward is if we're all together."

Priebus said he will work to restore the faith of the party's donors, develop a new line of communication with state parties and elected Republican leaders and rank-and-file members across the country.

"I understand the challenges that lie ahead of us go well past raising funds," he said. "We must know how to spend the funds effectively to aid in our redistricting efforts, to support our 2011 candidates, to hold a world-class convention, and to be sure that our Republican presidential nominee has the organization in place to beat Barack Obama."
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I wish him luck. The GOP has to avoid turning into another train wreck if it wants to win back the White House in 2012.