After years of criticism and a public feud with Vivek Ramaswamy, who said Republicans have become a “party of losers” under her watch, RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel is resigning.
According to the New York timeswhat was needed four journalistsMcDaniel has told former President Donald Trump that she will resign shortly after the South Carolina primary on February 24, according to two people familiar with the plans (ah yes, “public figures”).
Trump is expected to be promoted in her place Michael Whatley, chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party – after which elections will take place.
McDaniel, the longest-serving chairman since the 19th century, came under fire in January 2023 after Republicans posted terrible results dating back to 2018.
“We’ve had three sub-par election cycles in a row: ’18, ’20 and ’22.Florida Governor DeSantis told TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk in an interview. “Given the political climate of a deeply unpopular president in Biden, large majorities of people think the country is headed in the wrong direction — that’s a climate tailor-made to make big gains in the House of Representatives, the Senate and in the state houses. across the country, and yet it didn’t happen.”
McDaniel also took barbs from attorney and GOP committee member Harmeet Dhillon, McDaniel’s leading challenger in the January 2023 election for the chairmanship, telling Fox news: “But you know, Ultimately, as I said, this is not a school. You don’t get a gold star forever. You can’t stay in your job forever. If you consistently don’t deliver what you promised your clients, they won’t hire you the next time.”
In Novemberafter the GOP lost several races that should have been layups, more people shouted for Ronna’s head.
“What exactly does Ronna McDaniel do, besides lose?” asked former Trump administration official Monica Crowley on X. “The only thing she MUST do is resign. Immediately effective.”
“FIRE RINO RONNA MCDANIEL NOW!” tweeted Florida congressional candidate Anthony Sabatini, an Army veteran, adding: “Ronna McDaniel will go down as the worst RNC chair in history.”
McDaniel has also come under fire for choosing NBC to host a GOP debate in November – during which former 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy suggested she take the stage during the debate and quit. while the Republican Party has become a “party of losers” under her watch.
“…there is a cancer in the Republican establishment… Since Ronna McDaniel took over as chair of the RNC in 2017, we have lost 2018, 2020 and 2022, not a red wave, it never came.”
And then the haymaker…
“We were defeated last night in 2023 and I think we need to be held accountable within our party,” he continued.
“On that note, Ronna, if you want to go on stage tonight. You want to look Republican voters in the eye and tell them you’re resigning… I’ll turn my time over to you.”
It took four months, but here we are.