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November 13, 2008

Newt: Michael Steele "is a great, great talent"

The Michael Steele for RNC chairman campaign got some more buzz last night on Hannity & Colmes on Fox News, both from Sean Hannity and from former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

Hannity: "There's somebody I am interested in running it, somebody very reform minded ... a guy by the name of Michael Steele. Do you think the Republican Party needs to change, and what are your thoughts on Michael?"

Gingrich: "I think Michael Steele is a great, great talent. He certainly would offer the kind of vivid, strong voice we could use, and I think the party would do very well if he ends up being chairman. There are a number of other strong people running. The chairman of South Carolina is very, very effective. A good friend of mine, Saul Anuzis the chairman of Michigan is running, but Michael Steele certainly is going to be in the front ranks, one of the two or three leading contenders."

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