RNC Chairman’s Race, Round Five Goes To Priebus

Reince Priebus and Michael Steele
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After ballot five, some real movement.

The overall tally, in descending order:

Priebus: 67
Cino: 40
Wagner: 28
Anuzis: 32
Anonymous, Ineligible Write-In: 1

Steele’s bid to throw support to Maria Cino doesn’t seem to have worked out exactly as he planned. Instead it appears that under half of his supporters broke for Cino, the rest for Priebus. Now Priebus is really closing in on the magic number, 85. It’s a question of whether Wagner and Anuzis supporters accept him as Steele’s successor, or decide to play queenmaker for Cino.

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