ann wagner has certain republican party for 20 years. she served at the local precinct level, as a township committee woman, at the state level as a state party chairman and as co- chairman of the rnc. i know that she is a dedicated volunteer and able leader and for me, a solid conservative. we all know how critical the next two years will be. these are critical time for america and the current administration would like to change this country in a way that i don't think any of us want to. the republican party is the critical organization to take our country back. and put it on the right track. as state chairman who raises money on a daily basis, the rnc has lost credibility with donors or both large and small. in order to restore the credibility, we need a chairman who can raise the money and manage the money that she raises. and all offers those --ann offers those abilities. she has demonstrated her ability to raise money. as co-chair, she was part of the team to race to lead to $84 million during the 2002 election cycle and $380 millio

ann wagner, 23. we will now recessed for 20 minutes. the floor remains closed to non- members, except for those members who are holding proxy's or our candidates on the ballot at that time. -- or our candidates on the ballot at that time. >> the republican national committee meeting just outside of washington at national harbor -- their winter meeting where they will select the national chairman for the next two years michael steele, one of five candidates. if they just wrapped up the first round of both. the leading vote-getter is reince priebus, the wisconsin state chairman. the current chairman received 44 votes in that round. in order to gain the chairmanship, the winner has to get 85 or more. another round of voting is coming up. what you are seeing on the floor is the members of the committee speaking to each other, and outside of the ballroom here, a shot as well. there are in recess, and they will go at it again with another round of voting. we are opening up our phone lines to get thoughts from republicans only. republicans onl

ann wagner offers those abilities.r million dollars during the 2002 election cycle and $390 million during the 2004 election cycle. she has helped raise millions for the missouri republican party where she served nearly seven years as chairman. she has outlined an aggressive fund-raising pn that includes convening a new program for maxed out dollars. that program will also include regionally based finance committee that will report to the finance chairman. she also has the political savvy to lead our party in this crucial election. have served both as a party official and campaign official, she has been a customer of the rnc and she knows what we need to deliver tuesday sent to the campaigns in order to elect republicans to office and when the white house in 2012. ann wagner will run a tight ship at the rnc, instituting management changes that will structure our organization more like a business. she knows what it takes and will run it like a ceo. she will be a member oriented -- run a member oriented committee. she is

in short, ann wagner will bring the full package to the rnc. i urge you to join me in voting for ann wagner as our republican national committee chairman. [applause] >> thank you, chris. the chair recognizes the national committeewoman from maine, james staples for the purpose of seconding. >> we have an opportunity to elect a woman to chair the rnc. i therefore, i rise to enthusiastically second the nomination for ann wagner for chairman of the rnc. >> national committeewoman for oklahoma. i also second the nomination for ann wagner for chairman of the rnc. she is the complete package. >> i enthusiastically second this nomination for ann wagner for chairman. >> national committee man from missouri. i enthusiastically endorse her as well >> at a committeewoman from kentucky. i am proud to second the nomination of ann wagner. >> of west virginia, i join in my -- with my fellow members in seconding the nomination of ann wagner. >> david cole, chair of the great state of missouri. it is my distinct honor to second the nomination of ann wagner. she

also sent the nomination of ann wagner for chairman of the rnc. she is the complete package. >> i would enthusiastically second this nomination for ann wagner for chairman. >> i enthusiastically endorse and second. >> i am proud to nominate and second the nomination of ann wagner. >> west virginia. i join my fellow member zapata -- my fellow members in accepting the nomination of ann wagner. >> please join me in supporting ann wagner for chairman of the rnc. >> the chair recognizes steve king from wisconsin for the purpose of nominating a candidate for rnc chair. >> thank you, madam chairman. on behalf of the governor of the great state of wisconsin, scott walker, our newly elected senator, ron johnson from wisconsin, our congressional delegation, and on behalf of the republican party of wisconsin, i am proud and happy to stand before you and nominate for our next chairman of the republican national commission, mr. reince priebus. [applause] i have been involved in politics for some time, and i have watched over the last dozen or so years the cour

ann wagner offers those abilities. as a campaign chairman and state chairman, she has demonstrated her ability to raise money. she was part of the team that raise 280 four million dollars during the 2002 election cycle and $390 million during the 2004 election cycle. she has helped raise millions for the missouri republican party where she served nearly seven years as chairman. she has outlined an aggressive fund-raising plan that includes convening a new program for maxed out dollars. that program will also include regionally based finance committee that will report to the finance chairman. she also has the political savvy to lead our party in this crucial election. have served both as a party official and campaign official, she has been a customer of the rnc and she knows what we need to deliver tuesday sent to the campaigns in order to elect republicans to office and when the white house in 2012. ann wagner will run a tight ship at the rnc, instituting management changes that will structure our organization more lik

ann wagner and joining us from st. louis with phil elliott and kasie hunt. thank you very much for being with us. >> my pleasure. thank you for having me. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> c-span is a private nonprofit company created in 1979 by the cable television industries a public service. coming up, watch suspense feature documentary, "the supreme court -- home to america's high as or." then bought samuel -- bob samuelson. and then

anne wagner, the candidate for the chair for the republican national committee.hank you very much for being with us. >> my pleasure. thank you for having me.

. >> ann wagner, how would you solve the rnc's current budget crisis prior to the victory 2011 program? >> it is about fundraising. we have to go out and restore our major donor programs. i have put them forward on annwagner.com. it talk about top tier donor is all the way down to the liver donors. you must note -- around the country -- to the lower donors. you must go around the country. you have to cover the running of the rnc, and most importantly, you have to fund state party programs. >> chairman steele, at times you have defended her record by suggesting that your critics -- defending your record by suggesting that your critics were acting against african- americans out of bias. >> no, that is not true. you may have heard the media reporting it that way. my record speaks for itself. we wind. -- we won. the fact that we are here right now celebrating that win says a lot about the record. [applause] >> my tweeted question is for the man was glad this is not a write-in campaign. third-party groups helped win elections in 2010. why do we need an rnc at all? >> i think we can drive th

host: ann wagner, a guest on newsmaker is. at 10:00 a.m. eastern on this show -- on this morning. tomorrow, chairmanship debates for the rnc. americans for tax reform will hold the debate. it will be at the national press club. the chairmanship debate for the republican national committee, live tomorrow. janet, republican live -- republican line. biggest political surprise of the year? caller: it would be if the powers that be would allow us to drill for oil. especially in alaska. we have been blessed with all of the natural resources that we need the but the government its involved and we become dependent on other countries for our resources. i would be very surprised if that happened. host: larry, texas, good morning. caller: murray. host: merrilee? caller: yes. host: sorry. go ahead. caller: my biggest surprise would be if the supreme court would repeal the decision on the united way. the second thing that would surprise me is if congress followed up on the repeal of that united way decision. run by the people, not by the government or corporations. host: twitter.com/c-spanwj i

anne wagner, a former co-chair of the committee. cino do does not help a lot of public support for our kids busy. and the former chair of the michigan republican party. guest: ultimately, like you mentioned, former michigan gop chair was comfortable onstage but second in the count right now. my colleagues did a canvas of as many of the 166 members as they could get and priebus as the most commitment -- is the front runner but you need 85. it is a wide open race and most certainly will go to a multiple ballots affair. probably a race between priebus and wagner. host: the budget situation for the republican national committee, they think a $20 million shortfall in the next year. saying that is priority one. almost refering to dialing for dollars to offset the deficit. here is more from yesterday's debate. >> i think in the future we do need to fully fund the tv effort across the board, whoever that may be pared the states, the rnc, and it comes down to money, resources. you heard the estimates. i think everyone here would agreeing tha

talk about gentry collins, ann wagner, steele, and everybody else who is running. handicap this for us. we're coming around the far turn and heading for the home stretch. handie c.a.p. the finish. guest: -- handi cap the finish. guest: this has been a month and a half. so it's interesting to see the sprint as opposed to the marathon campaign. in this race, i think there are two clear tears. in the first tier you've got the wisconsin republican party chairman. he h the most public commitments. he has got the most sort of quiet support as well. it looks like he will come out in top on the first round of balloting. this balloting process, by the way, an ann just said, a majority has to vote for the winner. but that doesn't necessarily mean that anybody has to drop out. the guy who finishes last doesn't have to leave the race if he doesn't want to. in 2009 it took three rounds for anybody to drop out. so this is a content in which second, ird choices matter, in a lot 06 cases even fourth choices matter. he is starting out with a good base of support. he has about 27 pu

. >> ann wagner, how would you solve the rnc's current budget crisis prior to the victory 2011 program? >> it is about fundraising. we have to go out and restore our major donor programs. i have put them forward on annwagner.com. it talk about top tier donor is all the way down to the liver donors. you must note -- around the country -- to the low donors. you must go around the country. you have to cover the running of the rnc, and most importantly, you have to fund state party programs. >> chairman steele, at times you have defended her record by suggesting that your critics -- defending your record by suggesting that your critics were acting against african- americans out of bias. >> no, that is not true. you may have heard the media reporting it that way. my record speaks for itself. we wind. -- we won. the fact that we are here right now celebrating that win says a lot about the record. [applause] >> my tweeted question is for the man was glad this is not a write-incampaign. third-party groups helped win elections in 2010. why do we need an rnc at all? >> i think we can drive the g

. >> others like the former missouri party chair ann wagner also criticized steele's tenure. >> it is time for some tough love at the republican national committee. how can an organization that has lost its credibility, is $20 million in debt, is steeped in mismanagement, distractions and drama, actually lead us into the next election cycle of 2012 and offer change? >> the rnc will vote on a new chairman when it holds its winter meeting next weekend. >> sreenivasan: the navy will investigate the captain of the aircraft carrier u.s.s. "enterprise" over homemade videos shown on board. owen honors was second-in- command when he helped make the videos in 2006 and 2007. on sunday, the "virginian-pilot" newspaper released clips. they show honors and others acting out suggestive shower scenes, using gay slurs and mimicking sexual acts. the navy called the videos "clearly inappropriate." a new blood test can detect a single cancer cell in the human blood stream, and it could be available in several years. researchers at massachusetts general hospital in boston unveiled the screening method to

. >> ann wagner, how would you solve the rnc's current budget crisis prior to the victory 2011 program? >> it is about fundraising. we have to go out and restore our major donor programs. i have put them forward on annwagner.com. it talk about top tier donor is all the way down to the liver donors. you must note -- around the country -- to the lower donors. you must go around the country. you have to cover the running of the rnc, and most importantly, you have to fund state party programs. >> chairman steele, at times you have defended her record by suggesting that your critics - defending your record by suggesting that your critics were acting against african- americans out of bias. >> no, that is not true. you may have heard the media reporting it that way. my record speaks for itself. we wind. -- we won. the fact that we are here right now celebrating that win says a lot about the record. [applause] >> my tweeted question is for the man was glad this is not a write-in campaign. third-party groups helped win elections in 2010. why do we need an rnc at all? >> i think we can drive the

if you have ann wagner and maria cino and people with real followings. in 2009, michael steele was elected after the sixth ballot. there was no clear-cut victory for him. you will see the same thing today. the balloting starts at 10:00 a.m. host: reid wilson at the hot line at the national journal. thanks so much. guest: thank you. host: we are looking at the fairness doctrine and whether or not there should be one. what is the fairness doctrine? legislation that provides -- requires all to provide the general public with a forum in which contrasting viewpoints are discussed and debated. it did not require equal time, but require that contrasting views be presented. should it be brought back? or should there be some renewal of it? let's hear from scott in texas, a republican collar. caller: i believe congressman clybourn and anyone else who would like to bring the fairness doctrine back is not looking for fair and balanced equal representation of the issues. they want a monopoly. they are losing in the arena of the public ideas. they have npr, abc, nbc,

. >> ann wagner, how would you solve the rnc's current budget crisis prior to the victory 2011 program? >> it is about fundraising. we have to go out and restore our major donor programs. i have put them forward on annwagner.com. it talk about top tier donor is all the way down to the liver donors. you must note -- around the country -- to the lower donors. you must go around the country. you have to cover the running of the rnc, and most importantly, you have to fund state party programs. >> chairman steele, at times you have defended her record by suggesting that your critics -- defending your record by suggesting that your critics were acting against african- americans out of bias. >> no, that is not true. you may have heard the media reporting it that way. my record speaks for itself. we wind. -- we won. the fact that we are here right now celebrating that win says a lot about the record. [applause] >> my tweeted question is for the man was glad this is not a write-in campaign. third-party groups helped win elections in 2010. why do we need an rnc at all? >> i think we can drive th

. >> today on newsmaker, anne wagner, candidate for chairman of the republican national committee.s one of six candidates. watch our interview with her at 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c- span. tomorrow on c-span, all six of the declared candidates for the republican national committee chairmanship debate for the first time. the list includes michael steele. the moderators are grover nordquist and the editor in chief of "the daily caller." watch live coverage at 1:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. original documentary on the supreme court has been updated. today, you'll see the public places and those only available to the justices and their staff. you'll hear about how the court works from all the current supreme court justices, including elena kagan. learn about some of the court's recent developments. "the supreme court, home to america's highest court" airing in high-definition today at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> next, a conservative perspective on issues in the news, including the economy, foreign affairs, and the obama administration. this is about 40 minutes. it so our guess

it's a very different day. >> the next question begins with anne wagner, you described the r.n.c.n as the standard bearer of the party. given that interested in what it means, what would disqualify someone from -- specifically what beliefs would that person have to aspouse for you to say that person is not a republican? >> they must belief in the kind of pillars of conservativism many of us hold near and dear. free enterprise. personal responsibility. there are three pillars that are key. one is a 'tisical side that rapes in this out of control government in spending and assault on our freedom at an economic and personal level. there's also a pillar of national defense. and i will tell you after my time serving as united states ambassador, i have a great appreciation for the strength of our military and the third pillar would be that of a traditional values and whether that is a sanctity of life or marriage or whether that's the second amendment, whatever the social values are that are out there and we hold deeply and dear to our heart, those are the three pillars that are importa

close the deal yesterday or become the center of attacks from the other can dates, most notely anne wagnere behaved as the front runner and didn't take on stehle who was an old ally. he was the general counsel at the inc and sought to stay above the fray and presented him really beyond michael. he is death prone, and there's a series of scandals, and rnc got more attention than they wanted and some of the major donors have abandoned the committee and gave it todd republican committee this past cycle because they saw the rnc as quite dysfunctional under stehle, so predispositioning himself focusing on fund raising, who will not have a huge national profile or do a lot of tv and who is going to focus on raising money, bringing back those major donors and putting the party's fiscal house in order, and that was the same theme echoed by everyone else. there's an interesting portion of the debate going through issues. you talk about sarah palin, but there's remarkable similar thought on the party. they presented themselves as more or less the same. they were all trying to say they are the most c

, a official, and ann wagner, a former missouri party chair.metimes many of the members sometimes have their friends, their have their friends, their allies. allies. but the consensus is that steele but the consensus is that steele did not manage the rnc well, did not manage the rnc well, that it didn't raise the money that it didn't raise the money it needed, that it spent money it needed, that it spent money unwisely and didn't have the unwisely and didn't have the ground game that will be ground game that will be necessary to be able to go up necessary to be able to go up against president obama in 2012. against president obama in 2012. >> so i guess mark, that's >> so i guess mark, that's really my question. really my question. is money the motivating factor is money the motivating factor here in the primary goal when here in the primary goal when people say okay, who should lead people say okay, who should lead the gop? the gop? it's got to be someone who knows it's got to be someone who knows how to raise money. how to raise money. >> exa

ann wagner is a former chairman of the missouri republican party and was an ambassador to luxembourg under george w. bush. host: she was also our "newsmakers" guest this past weekend. if people are interested in getting an idea of who she is, they can go to our web site c- span.org -- website, c-span.org. sorry i interrupted you. guest: it would be wide open, no obvious choice. gentry collins seems to have said that members want a fellow voting member. it seems like that would exclude cino because she is not. wagner, anuzis, and priebus are all running very viable campaign. chairman steele -- i guess anything could happen, but it does seem like popular sentiment is against him returning as chairman. host: rnc sees deep red for 2012 budget. what will you be watching for in the debate? guest: i want to see how he answers questions about the money that was spent, possibly in the wrong places. we do not know the candidates a very well. i have never seen priebus in an open forum. he was not at the one that was held earlier. i am curious to see how he holds against some of the questions th

talk about gentry collins, ann wagner, steele, and everybody else who is running. handicap this for us. we're coming around the far turn and heading for the home stretch. handie c.a.p. the finish. guest: -- handi cap the finish. guest: this has been a month and a half. so it's interesting to see the sprint as opposed to the marathon campaign. in this race, i think there are two clear tears. in the first tier you've got the wisconsin republican party chairman. he has the most public commitments. he has got the most sort of quiet support as well. it looks like he will come out in top on the first round of balloting. this balloting process, by the way, an ann just said, a majority has to vote for the winner. but that doesn't necessarily mean that anybody has to drop out. the guy who finishes last doesn't have to leave the race if he doesn't want to. in 2009 it took three rounds for anybody to drop out. so this is a content in which second, third choices matter, in a lot 06 cases even fourth choices matter. he is starting out with a good base of support. he has about 2