Gillespie, Ayers to Lead RNC Transition
The New York Times reports:
Reince Priebus, the newly elected chairman of the Republican National Committee, will announce Wednesday the appointment of a pair of seasoned party operatives to lead the committee through its transition and out of a $21 million debt.
Ed Gillespie, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee and a counselor to George W. Bush, will be named transition chairman. Nick Ayers, a strategist who ran the Republican Governors Association, will serve as transition director.
The appointments were disclosed by Mr. Priebus in a letter to members of the committee. The chairman will publicly announce the transition team Wednesday afternoon.
“When I ran for chairman of the RNC, I promised to make changes and begin the outreach process with key Republican donors,” Mr. Priebus wrote in his letter to the committee. “Today, I am honored to announce the team that will help ensure Republicans have a top-notch ground game in the 2012 election cycle. Together, we will build on our success in 2010 and take back the White House and United States Senate.”
A full housecleaning is underway at the Republican National Committee, with Mr. Priebus asking for resignations from all senior aides to Michael Steele, who lost his bid for re-election last week to a second term as party chairman.
