Michael Steele: ‘Lot Of Interest’ In Eric Cantor Serving As RNC Chairman

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., speaks with reporters in his Capitol Hill office in Washington, Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, about jobs, as Congress waits for President Obama to submit the jobs plan. (AP Photo/J... House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., speaks with reporters in his Capitol Hill office in Washington, Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, about jobs, as Congress waits for President Obama to submit the jobs plan. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS
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Eric Cantor, next Republican National Committee chairman?

Former RNC chair Michael Steele thinks it’s a possibility after the House majority leader was defeated Tuesday in a Virginia Republican primary.

“With the upcoming presidential election, there’s a lot of interest in Eric Cantor serving as national chairman of the RNC,” Steele said Saturday on MSNBC’s “Up With Steve Kornacki.”

“In fact I think he’d be interesting because he started dialogues on poverty and some other issues that were sort of outside of what Republicans have traditionally talked about. So he could bring a very interesting voice into that space,” he said.

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  1. Avatar for dnl dnl says:

    …buh buh buh

    the PreeWuss has done soooooooooooo well in that job.

  2. Now wait… isn’t he unpopular?

  3. Why is anybody asking Michael Steele anything? He was an abject failure at the RNC job, and is a laughable clown, generally.

    Might be entertaining to see Eric Cantor as the face of the GOP, though.

  4. I say: Give Cantor the Chair!

    I volunteer to flip the switch…no wet sponge for you!!

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