1.0 link 168166 <![CDATA[RNC Chair Steele: GOP Needs "Hip Hop" Makeover]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/19/rnc-chair-steele-gop-need_n_168166.html Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele, in an interview with the Washington Times, says he's planning an "off the hook" public relations offensive to attract young blacks and Hispanic voters.

The RNC's first black chairman will "surprise everyone" when updating the party's image using the Internet and advertisements on radio, on television and in print, he told The Washington Times.

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"There was underlying concerns we had become too regionalized and the party needed to reach beyond our comfort" zones, he...

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