STATEMENT FROM RNC CHAIRMAN MICHAEL STEELE ON DEMOCRATS’ DESPERATE
TACTICS
WASHINGTON – Republican
National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele released the following
statement today:
“Chairman Kaine’s new strategy smacks of desperation as it has become
increasingly clear Democrats have lost the independents who will be the
deciding voice this fall. Even worse, as public approval of
ObamaCare continues to drop, it’s obvious that Democrats have given up
any hope of getting them back.
“Under President Obama and Congressional Democrats, the only people who
have seen ‘results’ are the labor unions and special interests that
funded their campaigns, while everyday Americans feel that they have
been shut out of the democratic process. Their candidates are
heading into the midterms in the unenviable position of running on a
record that includes raising taxes, running up the federal credit card,
and doing nothing to address record-breaking unemployment.
“Out of options, the President and his top campaign aide are going back
to the Democrats’ worn-out playbook and making false and reprehensible
accusations of voter suppression. At what point will Chairman
Kaine and the Democrats realize that polarizing this country on the
lines of race is not only passé, it’s wrong and ineffective.
Americans have long seen through this ploy and yet Chairman Kaine
insists on engaging in such tired claims of voter suppression without
any facts.
“His phony concern about minority and low-income voters underscores
this Administration’s failure to address the growing poverty,
unemployment and poor education on these very same communities.
“This is nothing but a blatant ploy to re-engage their disenchanted
base and it won’t work. But in doing so, Chairman Kaine and the
Democrats have shown just how desperate they have become.”