Much is discussed about Michael Steele’s remarkable election as chair to the RNC. Already Republicans note his unswerving conservative views on the Chris Wallace FOX show last Sunday night. His election has electrified a rather lethargic and angst ridden political party.
Last evening I accepted Steele’s invitation to join his 10 person Transition Team. We are meeting this week in DC.
The opportunities for conservatives are promising. Steele is garnering huge amounts of favorable media. He is booked solid each day. And the message is a positive conservative message for individual freedom, decentralized power from Washington and a message for hope against a crushing tidal wave of socialist fads.
It’s important to understand how Steele got elected after five hours of voting with six ballots.
After incumbent Chairman Mike Duncan gracefully withdrew, his 44 votes generally went to South Carolinian Katon Dawson. Dawson for the first time during the vote moved ahead of Steele by 62 to 60. Dawson had the momentum.
No one challenges Ken Blackwell’s strong consistent conservative principles. Blackwell did something that caught everyone by surprise. Ken asked to speak to the delegates, after the 4th ballot. With an emotional speech he forthrightly endorsed Michael Steele as the best "hope" for the party. A majority of his conservative votes switched to Steele. 
Blackwell’s speech moved other delegates to Steel giving him 91 to 74 victory by the 6th ballot.
The columns on the goings-on with the RNC that I have penned here in the FlashReport were broadly circulated among the 168 RNC delegates. I will continue to keep FR readers apprised of new happenings at the Republican National Committee.