I was against re-upping Ronna McDaniel last January, and I worked for her opponent. We argued that if you lose five times in a row you should not get a sixth chance to fail. But we lost that argument. Ronna, backed behind the scenes by Donald Trump (which I personally observed at the GOP committee convention), won. And she won fair and square and earned my loyalty. But it has been four months and I am not seeing the change that she promised and that is sorely needed. Where’s the audit? Who got fired for not performing? And the biggest question…what’s the game plan for 2024? Maybe it’s a communications issue. Maybe there is a plan. But have you heard about the plan, because I haven’t. And I’m paying attention. Failing to plan for victory is planning for defeat.

When I see Ronna McDaniel on TV she’s talking about policy and offering cliches. I agree with them, but policy is not her job. … She’s not a policy person; she’s an administrator and logistician, or should be.

So, what’s the plan, Ronna?

[Townhall has its own dedicated slot on the Headlines marquee, but I wanted to make sure we featured this column from Kurt. I have a minor quibble here and there, but he’s right on the overall point. The fight over the RNC chair position actually focused too much on policy and personality and not enough on organization, preparation, and accountability. That may be why McDaniel is spending her time on policy now, but it’s a mistake. We need to see the plan, and the accountability for any failures by the RNC in 2022 that led to a disappointing midterm result. In fairness, a lot of that failure came from candidate recruitment over which the RNC had little control, though. — Ed]