Steele hints critics motivated by race

[bobbyw24]

Critics of Michael Steele's tenure as Republican National Committee chairman are motivated by racism, Steele suggested in an interview published on Tuesday.

Speaking to Washingtonian magazine (no online version), Steele wondered why his Democratic National Committee counterpart doesn't get the same criticism he does.

UPDATE: Steele clarified his remarks in an interview with ABC News:

"It's not because of my race, but race is more of a factor than it ordinarily would be -- just as it is for Barack Obama," Steele said in response to a question following up on the Washingtonian piece.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/80401-steele-suggests-critics-are-racist

[TheEvilDetector]

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[MelissaWV]

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