Want a Cleaner Race? Change What You’ll Accept in a Chairman and His Allies

In the Washington Times today, Ralph Hallow reports on RNC members who lament that the race to be Chair has been the “dirtiest ever,” an assessment not too far off from yesterday’s piece. But I would note that it’s easier to reach that achivement when you don’t have too many competitive races; the last one on the RNC side was in 1997.

Secondly, all the “dirtiness” is aimed at winning the votes of RNC members. Those 168 members have a lot more ability to deter “dirty” behavior than the rank-and-file do.