Former RNC Aide May Challenge Steele
The Washington Post reports:
Republican National Committee political director Gentry Collins has been considering whether to run for the chairmanship of the party's national committee, according to three sources familiar with his thinking, a bid that would come hard on the heels of his resignation from the RNC Tuesday.
Several senior Republican operatives confirmed that Collins is interested in seeking the chairmanship himself although how close he is to deciding one way or the other wasn't immediately clear. And, Collins has sent mixed signals of late, telling some people he has weighed the race but decided against it while keeping the option open to others.
One RNC member close to Collins said that he had heard from a number of fellow members today who were "intrigued by the prospect of a high-level operative like Gentry leading the committee."
Collins did not return an email seeking comment on his interest in the RNC chairmanship.
In announcing his departure earlier today, Collins, a former executive director of the Iowa Republican party and senior official in former Gov. Mitt Romney's 2008 presidential campaign, sent a scathing, four-page letter to the members of the RNC detailing a laundry list of mistakes made by Chairman Michael Steele.
"If left on its current path, the RNC will not be a productive force in the 2012 campaign to deny President Obama a second term, retain our House majority and elect a Senate majority," Collins wrote.
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