<div id="subtitle">Bush-chosen RNC chairman Mike Duncan abandons re-election bid after 3 rounds of balloting</div><div><p>Mike Duncan, former President George W. Bush's hand-picked national party chairman, abandoned his re-election bid Friday after his support steadily erode over three rounds of balloting, ensuring a fresh face at the ...

<div id="subtitle">Republicans select new national chairman Friday as they seek to turn around recent losses</div><div><p>Republicans are looking for a national party chairman to lead a GOP rebirth after losing control of Congress and the White House in back-to-back elections.</p><p>Their ...

<div><p>As we have been reminded 11 times in the past few weeks, when a football team completes a disastrous regular season or two, the ownership's reaction is almost always the same: clean house and start fresh. </p><p>National Republican leaders should be thankful their party isn't an ...