GOP's Steele Rejects Obama 'Coat Tailing' Theory; Sets Out to 'Engage' Black Community

National Newspaper Publishers Association, The Washington Informer by Hazel Trice Edney | Feb. 26, 2009 (Special Report)

New Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele, the first African-American to hold the seat, rejects the notion that his Jan. 30 win was largely due to political “coat tailing” of the celebrated Barack Obama, America’s first Black president...Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, Democratic National Committee Chairman, released a congratulatory note when Steele won, saying, “I look forward to working with Chairman Steele as we set out to put partisanship and the ... Full Story »

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Tamika Thompson
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 by Tamika Thompson - Feb. 26, 2009

The article offers facts about African American's relationship with the Republican Party, but without attribution. The only support for statements like "A widely-held belief is that the Republican strategy is now to glean from the Obama euphoria in order to win back defected Republicans and African-American votes in four years" comes from the lone voice who is critical of Steele, which happens to be a National Newspaper Publishers Association columnist. Finally, the writing switches between present and past tense.

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