DANA POINT, Calif — The race for chair of the Republican National Committee has turned into an acrimonious affair that has exposed lingering rifts and left some members wondering whether this family feud has been good for the GOP.
RNC members gathered here for their winter meeting say the race — featuring Ronna McDaniel, who is seeking a fourth term, and California committeewoman Harmeet Dhillon — has taken on a negative tone and triggered infighting that they would prefer to have kept behind closed doors.
Rich Anderson, an uncommitted RNC member from Virginia, told The Washington Times that some in the party “feel like we need a great public cleansing conversation.