Opinion: New RNC chair Michael Steele lays out early GOP goals

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On Friday The Ticket reported on the embattled Republican Party electing a new national chairman, Michael Steele, the first African American to head Abraham Lincoln’s historic party. And his initial political outlook here. And here’s a good profile of the little-known Steele.

There was some kind of sporting event on television Sunday. So some of you may have missed the new chairman chatting with Chris Wallace on ‘Fox News Sunday.’

Steele indicates his early focus will be on recapturing New York’s 20th District, where moderate Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand had won but vacated the seat recently to take Hillary Clinton’s Senate spot.

The other two big elections Steele has his eyes on are the governorships in New Jersey and Virginia, where Steele’s Democratic counterpart, Tim Kaine, cannot seek reelection as governor.

Wallace is a good interrogator so we’re running the entire interview here in two video parts, one just below and the other on the jump (scroll down or click on the ‘Read more’ line below).

Be interested in any reader comments, too.

-- Andrew Malcolm

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Part of Chris Wallace’s Fox News Sunday interview of the Republican National Committee’s new chairman, Michael Steele: