RNC Chairman Mike Duncan tapes a message to Republicans, announcing that he’s running for another term.

You might remember that for almost two years, the pundits were predicting gloom and doom for the Republican Party. They said we wouldn’t be able to raise money. They said our base wouldn’t be motivated. They said the Republican brand had lost its luster. Well, I’m here to report that when it comes to the Republican National Committee, they were very wrong. Contrary to all the predictions, the RNC raised record amounts of money during the campaign. As of the end of November, we’ve raised more than $320 million, from more than 1.9 million donors, more donors than at any time in our history — and nearly one million more donors than just eight years ago. Our national convention in St. Paul exceeded all expectations. More viewers tuned in to watch the speeches by Senator McCain and Governor Palin than those who watched the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. In fact, Senator McCain’s acceptance speech was watched by more viewers than any such convention speech in history — including Barack Obama’s the previous week.