Two from Tennessee Liking the South Carolinian; One Likes Ohioan

Monday, January 26, 2009

Two Republican National Committee members from Tennessee endorse South Carolina GOP Chair Katon Dawson in his bid to be the next RNC Chair: State GOP Chair Robin Smith and National Committeeman John Ryder. The bid of Chip Saltsman had been facing an uphill climb in recent weeks, and two endorsements of a rival from his home state suggests one more bump in the road.

By my count, this puts Dawson at 18 endorsements, giving him a bit more of a solid hold on second place, behind Mike Duncan with 25. An endorsement list, not including the Tennessee ones as of this posting, can be found here.

UPDATE: The third RNC member from Tennessee, Peggy Lambert, endorsed Ken Blackwell Sunday.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Duncan's people say they're up to 35, 36 if you count Duncan himself. The list after the jump:

Mary Lou Ada
National Committeewoman, Northern Mariana Islands

Evie Axdahl
National Committeewoman, Minnesota

Bob Bennett
National Committeeman, Ohio

Rick Bennett
National Committeeman, Maine

Jim Burnett
National Committeeman, Arkansas

Donna Cain
National Committeewoman, Oregon

Ron Carey
State Chairman, Minnesota

Jo Ann Davidson
National Committeewoman, Ohio

Mark Ellis
State Chairman, Maine

Zori Fonalledas
National Committeewoman, Puerto Rico

Te'o Fuavai
National Committeeman, American Samoa

Gov. Luis Fortuno
National Committeeman, Puerto Rico

Donna Lou Gosney
National Committeeman, West Virginia

Blake Hall
National Committeeman, Idaho

Reta Hamilton
National Committeewoman, Arkansas

Betti Hill
National Committeewoman, Montana

Ron Kaufman
National Committeeman, Massachusetts

Jeff Kent
National Committeeman, Washington

Kris Kobach
State Chairman, Kansas

Willes K. Lee
State Chairman, Hawai'i

Carlos Mendez
State Chairman, Puerto Rico

Cindy Moyle
National Committeewoman, Idaho

Lilly Nunez
National Committeewoman, Colorado

Cindy Phillips
National Committeewoman, Mississippi

Amata Radewagen
National Committeewoman, American Samoa

Priscilla Rakestraw
National Committeewoman, Delaware

Jim Reed
National Committeeman, West Virginia

Steve Robertson
State Chairman, Kentucky

Gail Russell
National Committeewoman, Kentucky

Su'a Schuster
State Chairman, American Samoa

Laird Stabler III
National Committeeman, Delaware

Jan Staples
National Committeewoman, Maine

Ed Tenorio
State Chairman, Northern Mariana Islands

Mary Torres
National Committeewoman, Guam

Solomon Yue
National Committeeman, Oregon

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