Dawson, Duncan nab endorsements in RNC race
South Carolina GOP chairman Katon Dawon picked up a pair of new endorsements Tuesday in his bid to run the Republican National Committee, including the support of Mississippi committee member Henry Barbour, the nephew of popular former RNC chairman Haley Barbour.
Barbour’s endorsement — confirmed by Dawson’s campaign — is notable because his uncle, now the governor of Mississippi, caught the attention of RNC members last week when he suggested Republicans should avoid tapping a Southerner to helm the party.
“There are some people that want to attack us as being too southern,” Haley Barbour told USA Today on Jan. 5. “I don’t think we ought to make it easier for them to do that.”
Along with Dawson, southerners Chip Saltsman (Tennessee) and Mike Duncan (Kentucky) are seeking the RNC post.
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