DANA POINT, Calif. — The consensus among members of the Republican National Committee gathered here for their winter meeting is Ronna McDaniel is on a glide path to capturing an unprecedented fourth term as their chairwoman.
But the fact that the race for chair is going to be settled via secret ballot has cast a cloud of uncertainty over the contest and given Mrs. McDaniel’s chief rival, Harmeet Dhillon, a glimmer of hope that the 100-plus RNC members that pledged their support for the incumbent could have a change of heart in private.
Indeed, Ms. Dhillon and her surrogates — a group here that has included failed Arizona gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake and country music star John Rich — insist that is happening.