Sam Fox, RNC's Top Fundraiser, Resigns

The Republican National Committee suffered another setback on Monday when one of its most successful and well-connected fundraisers announced he was stepping down from a board of directors position.

Former Ambassador Sam Fox, a co-chairman of the RNC's top-level fundraising board, the Republican Regents, recently decided to leave the position, Republican sources told Politico's Ben Smith.

According to Politico, Republican sources said that Fox was "deeply troubled by the pattern of self-inflicted wounds and missteps," and had "lost confidence" in Steele.

The departure of one of the RNC's top fundraisers comes on the heels of the news that RNC Chairman Michael Steele's selection for the position of special assistant for finance at the committee has had past problems with mismanaging funds.

Also worrisome for Steele and the GOP is the recent news that several former RNC officials are starting a new PAC, American Crossroads, that will likely compete with the RNC for donations.

Comments

[LeeCalif]

12:12 AM on 04/07/2010

When is Steele going to be asked to comment on the Republican Governor of Virginia commemorating April as Virginia Confederacy Month ?

[SueMVetforObama2]

09:25 PM on 04/06/2010

He's running for office.

[SkyTalker]

07:35 PM on 04/06/2010

This a major blow for the party of no. I can't help but believe the party will have to do something about Steele, or face a fiscal deficit of monumental proportions.

[henrypapillon]

06:28 PM on 04/06/2010

How about a lap dance to cheer him up?

[LeeCalif]

12:13 AM on 04/07/2010

It'd cheer me up, okay ?

[gconners]

05:37 PM on 04/06/2010

I think the RNC and GOP are nearing bottom. Sam Fox is a "Swift-Boater" and a Bush recess-appointed Ambassador. When someone like this resigns, you've got MAJOR problems!

[taddles]

05:00 PM on 04/06/2010

That creaking sound is the timbers holding up the GOP buckling.

[Skiwee]

02:01 PM on 04/06/2010

Rats deserting a sinking ship?

[blueinannarbor]

11:29 AM on 04/06/2010

Ron Suskind wrote an extremely prescient article on the eve of the '04 election that I think appeared in the NYT. Entitled "Without a Doubt: Faith, Certainty and the Presidency of George W. Bush", it opened quoting Bruce Bartlett, a former Reagan economic advisor, saying that if GW Bush were re-elected that there would be a civil war in the Republican Party. The essence of the article discussed the conflicts developing over what Neal Gabler of the LA Times described as the GOP's growing 'political fundamentalism' and its tendency to crush any form of rational analysis and healthy debate over issues. As I see this swirl of insanity envelop the Republican party, I'm constantly reminded of this article and wonder how much damage this civil war will do to them. Eventually, however, the GOP will eventually have to remake itself or it will continue on this bloody, noisy death spiral that ultimately hurts everyone in the country.

[den1953]

10:17 AM on 04/06/2010

Ok fellow gop members the RNC is down to two strippers and no more next outing!

[Tsar Bomba]

08:25 AM on 04/06/2010

While the rabble in the GOP need to involuntarily tighten their belts. The wealthy continue to spend and throw away money just like the corrupt GOP did before the 2008 election. Party of fiscal conservatism? BS. Party of family values? Does not exist.

[HSC55]

08:05 AM on 04/06/2010

I know the top execs at my company attended a huge $5000 a plate fundraiser for the RNC just days before bondage-gate broke. I wonder how they are feeling about that now?

[blueinannarbor]

11:12 AM on 04/06/2010

How well they feel about it probably depends on how many table/lap/whip dances they got at the event.

[iMissMollyIvins]

03:13 AM on 04/06/2010

Looks like a case of Palin-itis to me. I hope it's contagious.

[jazzycafe]

01:35 AM on 04/06/2010

Another banner day for republicans. More quitting, while Steele comes out to say, "I'm criticized because I'm black".

[QueenMaeve]

12:52 AM on 04/06/2010

The Republican party is cannibalizing itself. Many are jumping ship to avoid being tainted by scandal. Ironically, the Tea party (the fringiest, freakiest, foulest rightwing offshoot) seems stronger than the moderate base. It's poised to split the vote come November, and it couldn't happen to a better bunch of fear-mongering, big ot ed, obstructionists.

[grandma58]

01:54 AM on 04/06/2010

Yep!

[iMissMollyIvins]

03:14 AM on 04/06/2010

Wandering deep in the wilderness and eating their own... these days it's hard to tell the Republican't Party from the Donner Party.

[QueenMaeve]

07:00 AM on 04/06/2010

At least the Donner party was left with no other recourse. The Republican party just seems to like the taste of barbecue.

[LeeCalif]

12:14 AM on 04/07/2010

Yes, all around.

[Ohsnap]

12:09 AM on 04/06/2010

The GOP are really just mad because he used a credit card and did not paid cash under the table.

[iMissMollyIvins]

03:17 AM on 04/06/2010

Because the Republican'ts believe that the only things you should use a credit card to pay for are tax cuts for their wealthy friends, subsidies for BigOil, BigAg & Pharma and wars that should never have been waged.