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November 07, 2006

Mehlman Can't Catch a Break

Posted at 10:15 PM ET by Will Sullivan

RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman can't seem to catch a break tonight. The RNC chairman suffered through a Fox News interview at the NRCC press room with an echo in his ear and an alarm and phone ringing in the background. Mehlman expressed hope that Republicans would hold the House and Senate, but he was talking an awful lot about bipartisanship. Minutes later, in an interview with CNN's Lou Dobbs, Mehlman praised the chances of Maryland GOP Senate candidate Michael Steele, apparently unaware that the network had called the race for Steele opponent Ben Cardin while he was speaking to Fox.


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