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January 30, 2009

Third Round RNC Balloting: Steele Pulls Ahead

Here are the results of the third round of the race for RNC chairman. It takes 85 votes to win.

Michael Steele--51

Mike Duncan (incumbent)--44

Katon Dawson--34

Saul Anuzis--24

Ken Blackwell--15


See earlier posts today on the Maryland Politics blog to compare the results of the first three rounds and for more background on the candidates.

Between rounds two and three, Steele gained three votes to pull into the lead. But Dawson gained five and will be closely watched in the next round, which could provide a clear picture of the likely winner.
Anuzis gained none. Duncan lost four votes and Blackwell lost four.

At the moment, it looks like a race between Steele, who is regarded as an outsider, even though he once served on the committee, and Dawson, the insider, which is usually the one who wins. Anuzis, another insider, is still alive but a longshot for now. Duncan, the incumbent, who got the job from President George W. Bush, and Blackwell, an outsider, are finished.

The next round of voting will start in 15 minutes.

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Laura Smitherman has been ensconced in the State House basement, writing about the governor, General Assembly and vagaries of Maryland politics for several years. An erstwhile business reporter, her interest in politics dates to her days in Washington when she covered Congress and national campaigns for another media outlet. She now follows a range of policy debates from slot-machine gambling to universal health care and energy regulation, while keeping an eye on the next election.

Paul West covers Washington for The Baltimore Sun, continuing a tradition that began the month the paper was born, in 1837. He hasn't been in the DC bureau that long--only since Ronald Reagan was president. He's covered Congress, the White House and presidential campaigns as the paper's national political correspondent and Washington bureau chief. He's on the lookout for news of significance to Sun readers at the other end of the B/W Parkway. That includes the activities of the state's congressional delegation and anything else that might shed some light on the inner workings of the nation's capital.

Julie Bykowicz's first days as a political reporter, in January 2009, coincided with Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's indictment and the start of the Maryland General Assembly's 426th legislative session. She focuses on coverage of state agencies, such as social services, juvenile justice and prisons. During the session, she wrote about the death penalty, slots parlors and speed cameras, among other hot topics. Julie began political reporting after more than seven years on The Baltimore Sun's crime desk. She lives in Baltimore and works primarily in Annapolis.

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