Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel skirted responsibility for last week’s election losses, dismissing critics as not understanding what her role was.
In an appearance on NBC News’s Meet the Press, McDaniel gave her perspective on Republican losses in the recent 2023 elections, for which she has faced a significant amount of blame. The RNC chairwoman avoided blame for the losses and said that critics don’t understand what the role of the RNC is.
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“Well, I’m proud of the RNC, and I stand by what the RNC is doing, and — and some people don’t understand what we do,” she said. “We’re a turnout machine, and actually, it’s going to look like more Republicans turned out in Virginia than Democrats. We actually turned out more Republicans than Democrats in Kentucky. We’re — we’re not the messaging — that comes from the candidate, and that’s up to them.”
She remained optimistic about 2024 and praised the RNC minority outreach programs, which she said would be instrumental in winning back the Senate and White House in 2024.
McDaniel also touched on the topic of abortion, arguing that Republicans needed to take the issue more seriously, as she had been doing.
“You know, Kristen, I’m very passionate about this. I’m a suburban woman. I saw this in 2022,” she said. “As Chair of the RNC, I actually put a memo out letting our candidates know this is a big issue. I think I probably took it more seriously than some others because I have suburban mom friends; this is my community.”
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“Listen, we have to talk compassionately,” McDaniel continued. “We can’t attack women. We also have to define ourselves before the Democrats define us. And this is my No. 1 message.”
Criticism of McDaniel reached a fever pitch amid the election losses last week, with 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy openly denouncing her on the stage of the third presidential debate.
