Inside Harmeet Dhillon’s longshot RNC bid

By Rachael Bade, Eugene Daniels and Ryan Lizza

With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross

Attorney Harmeet Dhillon speaks during a news conference in San Francisco. | Eric Risberg/AP Photo

A few days ago, we made plans to interview HARMEET DHILLON later this week in Dana Point, Calif., just ahead of her final showdown for the Republican National Committee chair with RONNA McDANIEL. But after we published our Playbook interview with McDaniel yesterday, Dhillon’s camp called us up. She wanted to talk sooner.

What was supposed to be a breezy 15-minute chat went three times as long as Dhillon went deep on everything from her platform to her complex relationship with DONALD TRUMP’s stolen election claims to the increasingly bitter tenor of the RNC fight between the insurgent attorney and McDaniel, the three-term incumbent and heavy favorite to prevail.

Just hours before, Dhillon had emailed her latest pitch to RNC members — pledging to make changes that include moving her family from California to Washington (McDaniel commutes from Michigan), banning “extremely loud entertainment” at committee events, and maintaining a “culture of collegiality and cooperation” inside the party. Read the full email

In the interview, Dhillon went chapter-and-verse on the failings she sees under McDaniel and how they might be addressed: The RNC has overspent on consultants and “frivolous expenditures that don't win elections.” It has fallen behind Democrats in encouraging voting before Election Day and making sure as many of its voters’ ballots are counted as possible. And, she argued, the party played a vanishing role in shaping the GOP’s midterm message — arguing that the RNC has to lead, not follow, when the party is out of power.

“We failed. We whiffed,” she said. “It was a communications disaster.”

Dhillon took direct aim at McDaniel’s explanation for the GOP’s underwhelming 2022 performance — that flawed candidates and campaigns fell short, not the RNC. In Dhillon’s view, losing Republican candidates such as Arizona’s KARI LAKE, Pennsylvania’s MEHMET OZ and Georgia’s HERSCHEL WALKER were no more flawed than the Democrats who beat them.

“Democrats are efficient at turning out the vote for their candidate,” she said. “Bad, good or ugly — they get it. They drag their terrible candidates across the finish line.”

TRUMP CARDS: Dhillon and McDaniel have this in common: Neither was eager to finger Trump for the GOP’s recent electoral failings — including his role in actively discouraging Republican voters from casting mail ballots or elevating several of the cycle’s most disappointing candidates.

But Dhillon is seeking to walk a fine line as she maintains a coalition of MAGA die-hards and Never Trumpers who share an interest in ousting McDaniel. So it was interesting, to say the least, to hear Dhillon reject Trump’s claims of a stolen 2020 election in our interview and confirm JOE BIDEN as the rightful winner.

If you’re feeling some whiplash, we don’t blame you: Shortly after the 2020 election, she cheered RUDY GIULIANI’s suggestion that he found cause to overturn Pennsylvania’s results, solicited donations for Trump’s election defense fund on Twitter, and wrote an op-ed on Townhall.com entitled “Republican lawyers are fighting to stop the steal.” One study placed Dhillon’s Twitter account among the top 20 spreaders of election misinformation.

“I did not file a single one of the lawsuits or take them over after the election. You think as one of the leaders of the Republican National Lawyers Association, I wasn't asked?” she said. “The time to ensure the integrity of an election is before the election. And if you haven't prepared for that, don't start scrambling and hiring lawyers after the fact. It's too late.”

DOING THE MATH: McDaniel has more than 100 of the 168 RNC members publicly committed to backing her, but Dhillon insists still has an “excellent chance” of pulling off an upset in Friday’s secret-ballot election. While POLITICO has previously reported that party insiders believe she has about 60 votes, Dhillon herself would not talk numbers.

She did, however, venture an explanation as to why fewer than 30 members have endorsed her publicly. Some members committed to McDaniels before she entered the race and “don't want to offend her,” Dhillon said, adding that others are running for leadership posts of their own and don't want to alienate the incumbent and her supporters.

And then there’s the fear factor: The RNC leadership “has unilateral authority to give them, their states, money — or not,” she said. “I'm not saying that [McDaniel] would ever do this, but I'm saying that's the fear that people have — that they will not get necessary state party transfers … if they cross the chair.”

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A NEW TONE: Dhillon rejected McDaniel’s suggestion that her longshot campaign is unnecessarily dividing the party ahead of a critical presidential election. “This is not personal,” she said. “You have to point out the reasons for change. I try to do that as persuasively and civilly as possible.”

Dhillon said she was “taken aback” by the criticism from some RNC members about the pressure tactics that some of her allies have undertaken. A campaign ally, for instance, published RNC members’ email addresses and Twitter handles on a pro-Dhillon website, sparking frustration in the committee ranks. But she said she “frankly didn't anticipate” it would upset members.

Email is “a very passive form of communication,” Dhillon said. “I get contacted by voters, Republican voters, hundreds of times a week and it doesn't bother me.”

As for her top ally, activist CHARLIE KIRK, suggesting that RNC members who oppose her could be ousted from their jobs? “I don't control Charlie Kirk,” she said. “I had nothing to do with that.”

In a late bid to lower the race’s temperature, Dhillon vowed in the interview to work with Republicans she has clashed with. That includes elected officials, such as Senate Republican Leader MITCH McCONNELL, whom she has attacked at times, and even McDaniel herself. Dhillon said should she prevail, McDaniel would be welcome to stay in a leadership role if she wished.

“She's an important leader in the party,” Dhillon said, praising her fundraising skills. “She has a lot of skills and I'm sure she has things that could teach me.”

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THE RIGHT STUFF — Forgive Rep. TOM COLE (R-Okla.) if he had an extra cigar — or three — last night: Speaker KEVIN McCARTHY issued the new GOP roster for the House Rules Committee Monday, and he made good on his pledges to give his conference’s hard right a foothold on the powerful panel, naming Reps. THOMAS MASSIE (R-Ky.), RALPH NORMAN (R-S.C.) and CHIP ROY (R-Texas) to the powerful gatekeeping panel. Norman and Roy were among the cadre initially opposing McCarthy’s speaker bid, and Massie is — how to put it? — a real pain in leadership’s ass.

Here’s Jordain Carney and Katherine Tully-McManus on why it matters: “McCarthy’s decision will give the House GOP’s right flank the ability to put their stamp on everything — from what bills advance to the full chamber to the structure of floor debates and amendments — and they’re much less likely to go along with leadership. … Importantly, if Roy, Norman or Massie hang together they can effectively block legislation, including bills that McCarthy supports, from getting to the floor, as minority party members usually vote no on the 9-4 split panel.”

TOMORROW TODAY — “Would Green Independents Fare Better Than Democrats?” by Alexander Burns: “A small band of political strategists gathered last September in a restaurant near Dupont Circle to meet a visitor from the other side of the world. … Their guest was BYRON FAY, an Australian operative who had arrived in Washington with an exotic political scheme in mind. Over dinner, Fay shared it: American climate campaigners should enlist independent candidates to run for Congress in conservative areas, brandishing climate action as a signature issue but shedding the label of the Democratic Party.”

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JUST POSTED — The Cook Political Report is up with its first race ratings for the 2024 Senate map. Here’s the broad strokes: Three Democratic-held states (Arizona, Ohio and West Virginia) are toss-ups, and five other Democratic-held seats (Montana, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin) are leaning toward Democrats.

THE NEXT STOP ON THE TRUMP TRAIN — “Trump stopping in New Hampshire ahead of South Carolina on Saturday,” by Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser: Trump “will deliver the keynote address to hundreds of party leaders, elected officials and activists attending the New Hampshire GOP’s annual meeting.”

WHAT’S IN POMPEO’S BOOK — “Mike Pompeo criticizes journalist Jamal Khashoggi as an 'activist' who received too much media sympathy,” by NBC’s Natasha Korecki, Phil McCausland and Jesse Rodriguez: “‘He didn’t deserve to die, but we need to be clear about who he was -- and too many in the media were not,’ [MIKE] POMPEO wrote in ‘Never Give an Inch: Fighting for the America I Love.’”

BE CAREFUL OUT THERE — “Kansas senator’s reelection campaign scammed out of $690K,” by AP’s John Hanna in Topeka, Kan.: “The letter said the campaign received two fraudulent invoices that appeared to be from SRCP Media Inc., a Washington area company hired to handle [Sen. JERRY] MORAN’s broadcast advertising.”

THE WHITE HOUSE

THE MAD ZIENTS-IST — “Jeff Zients is Mr. Fix It. But he’s never had a slate of challenges like this,” by Jonathan Lemire: “The tests — some foreign, some domestic, and many out of the White House’s control — will loom as the president soon decides his own political future. And while Biden rode a wave of good legislative fortune amid a surprisingly strong midterm election for his party, there is a sense among Democrats that a precarious political moment awaits.”

How the new chief works: “Zients, who was Biden’s first Covid coordinator, is expected within the White House to largely leave the politics to other senior aides. Though outgoing chief of staff RON KLAIN had his hands in the legislative outreach as well, Zients will likely defer to top Biden aides ANITA DUNN, JEN O’MALLEY DILLON, STEVE RICCHETTI and others to handle that while he focuses on the West Wing’s operations and processes.”

— And The Atlantic’s Franklin Foer has a deep dive on how Zients reached this point and the relationship that he shares with Biden: “Based on demographics, as well as his data-driven quest for efficiency, it was fair to assume that Zients’s personal beliefs aligned more closely with the Democratic Party’s moderate wing.But the transition showed that this critique doesn’t really capture who Zients is or how he works.”

DOCU-DRAMA — The White House doesn’t seem to be in a rush to grant congressional Republicans access to information regarding the classified documents that were found in Biden’s personal residences. White House counsel STUART DELERY told House Republicans that his office is reviewing GOP requests, WSJ’s Andrew Restuccia reports, while making clear that it would “protect the integrity and independence of law enforcement investigations.”

— The Dem response: “Senate Democrats are wincing at [Biden’s] handling of classified documents, even as they seek to draw a distinction between the incumbent president and former President Donald Trump,” Marianne LeVine and Burgess Everett report. Said Sen. JOE MANCHIN of West Virginia: “It couldn’t get any worse.”

— What AG MERRICK GARLAND said Monday: “We do not have different rules for Democrats or Republicans, different rules for the powerful or the powerless, different rules for the rich and for the poor. We apply the facts, and the law in each case in a neutral, non-partisan manner. That is what we always do.” More from Josh Gerstein

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KNOWING BOB BAUER — “The man behind Biden’s classified documents strategy,” by CNN’s Jeremy Diamond, Phil Mattingly, Kevin Liptak and Evan Perez: “Bauer has developed a knack for telling powerful people things they need — but don’t necessarily want — to hear, multiple former colleagues said. Part of it lies in his matter-of-fact delivery, they said. The rest comes down to what several described as an unflappable demeanor, even amid spiraling crises.”

CONGRESS

DEBT CEILING DRAMA — Senate GOP leaders are taking a hands-off approach to the upcoming debt ceiling negotiations, opting to leave the task of dealmaking to the newly seated Republican House majority, Burgess Everett reports. “That’s in part because Senate Minority Leader MITCH McCONNELL and his lieutenants spent much of their political capital in December, aggressively moving to pass a government funding bill that had McCarthy complaining loudly and often. … And now some Republicans doubt McConnell could muster the nine votes needed to break a filibuster on a debt limit increase, even if he wanted to.”

— Meanwhile: “Biden May Have to Act Unilaterally to Avoid Default, Khanna Says,” by Bloomberg’s Mackenzie Hawkins

THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD — Our colleagues Ally Mutnick and Sarah Ferris have an exclusive report on the rift that is splitting the influential Blue Dog Coalition nearly in half following an internal dispute over whether to rebrand the moderate Democratic group. Seven of the 15 members, including Reps. ABIGAIL SPANBERGER (D-Va.) and MIKIE SHERRILL (D-N.J.), are on their way out, which will leave the group with only men as its members and the smallest roster in decades.

The dramatic deets: “At the core of some of the breakaway Blue Dogs’ demands was a rechristening as the Common Sense Coalition that, they argued, would have helped shed the group’s reputation as a socially moderate, Southern “boys’ club.” Blue Dogs have long stood for fiscal responsibility and national security, issues with broad Democratic appeal, but some members felt the name had a negative connotation that kept their colleagues from joining. A majority of other members disagreed, saying they saw no reason to toss out a longstanding legacy.”

THE TALENTED MR. SANTOS — Rep. ELISE STEFANIK (R-N.Y.) is caught up in the firestorm over Rep. GEORGE SANTOS’ (R-N.Y.) since the GOP conference chair “was a key validator for Santos in their shared home state and often touted the candidate in public and private forums,” CNN’s Pamela Brown and Gregory Krieg report. “Several prominent GOP donors told CNN that they gave to Santos, who was largely unknown to them, because Stefanik, the state’s most influential elected Republican and a prolific fundraiser, backed him.”

— Meanwhile, Rachel Maddow’s show reported on an exclusive video in which Santos claims that he was the victim of an assassination attempt as well as an afternoon mugging on Fifth Avenue, just a block from Trump Tower: “They weren’t Black, they were even white, but they robbed me, took my briefcase, took my shoes and my watch,” he said, describing the alleged mugging. “And that was in broad daylight.” Watch the clip

— Related Read:  “In George Santos’s district, voters feel a mix of regret and resignation,” by WaPo’s Camila DeChalus

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JAN. 6 AND ITS AFTERMATH

ANOTHER BIG VERDICT — “4 more Oath Keepers found guilty of seditious conspiracy tied to Jan. 6 attack,” by Kyle Cheney

THE GEORGIA INVESTIGATION — “Central Question as Georgia Inquiry Wraps: Will Trump Face Criminal Charges?” by NYT’s Danny Hakim and Richard Fausset

POLICY CORNER

HEADS UP — “DOJ Poised to Sue Google Over Digital Ad Market Dominance,” by Bloomberg’s Anna Edgerton, Emily Birnbaum and Leah Nylen

CONSEQUENCES OF A CLEANOUT — “Depleted Under Trump, a ‘Traumatized’ E.P.A. Struggles With Its Mission,” by NYT’s Lisa Friedman: “The chemicals chief said her staff can’t keep up with a mounting workload. The enforcement unit is prosecuting fewer polluters than at any time in the past two decades. And now this: the stressed-out, stretched-thin Environmental Protection Agency is scrambling to write about a half dozen highly complex rules and regulations that are central to President Biden’s climate goals.”

THE DUALITY OF CONGRESS — “Big winners from Biden's climate law: Republicans who voted against it,” by Kelsey Tamborrino and Josh Siegel: “[R]oughly two-thirds of the major projects are in districts whose Republican lawmakers opposed the Inflation Reduction Act, according to a POLITICO analysis of major green energy manufacturing announcements made since the bill’s enactment.”

— Related read: “Biden’s Green Subsidies Are Attracting Billions of Dollars to Red States,” by WSJ’s Phred Dvorak

WAR IN UKRAINE

ON THE GROUND — “‘This is not a moment to slow down:’ U.S. says Ukraine making new gains,” by Lara Seligman

TANK YOU VERY MUCH — “A look at Leopard 2 tanks that could soon be sent to Ukraine,” by AP’s Jamey Keaten and Frank Jordans in Geneva

DANCE OF THE SUPERPOWERS — “U.S. Confronts China Over Companies’ Ties to Russian War Effort,” by Bloomberg’s Peter Martin and Jenny Leonard

THE PANDEMIC

THE NEW NORMAL — “FDA scientists propose an annual Covid shot matched to current strains,” by Stat’s Matthew Herper: “For people who are older or immunocompromised, the FDA would recommend two annual doses of the revised shot.”

BEYOND THE BELTWAY

TRAGEDIES IN CALIFORNIA — “Half Moon Bay shooting: 7 dead in mass killing incident, report says,” SF Chronicle … “Not invited to the dance: A possible motive for Monterey Park shooting,” LAT

TRAGEDY IN IOWA — “2 students dead, nonprofit founder Will Keeps in serious condition in Des Moines shooting,” by the Des Moines Register’s Noelle Alviz-Gransee and Chris Higgins

THE CULTURE WARS — “Florida’s rejection of Black history course stirs debate,” by AP’s Terry Spencer and Anthony Izaguirre: “Florida Gov. RON DeSANTIS reiterated Monday the state’s rejection of a proposed nationwide advanced African American studies course, saying it pushes a political agenda — something three authors cited in the state’s criticism accused him of doing in return. DeSantis said his administration rejected the College Board’s Advanced Placement African American Studies course because ‘we want education, not indoctrination.’”

Related read: “Here’s what’s in the AP African American Studies course rejected by Florida,” by NBC’s Marc Caputo

MEDIAWATCH 

SILVER AIN’T GOLD — “Nate Silver and FiveThirtyEight Are on ABC’s Chopping Block,” by The Daily Beast’s Lachlan Cartwright: “A decision on the future of the famed politics, economics, and sports analysis website is set to be made by the summer when [NATE] SILVER’s contract is up, multiple people with knowledge of the situation told us.”

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OUT AND ABOUT — SPOTTED at a cocktail reception for Miami Mayor Francis Suarez hosted by Adrienne Arsht at her Chevy Chase home on Monday night: Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), Spanish Ambassador Santiago Cabanas, Jonathan Capehart, Kellyanne Conway, Capricia Marshall, Barbara Harrison, Courtney Kube, Dana Bash, Steve Clemons, Jorge Plasencia and Kathy Baughman McLeod.

— SPOTTED at the unveiling of a formal portrait of Madeleine Albright hosted by at the Albright Stonebridge Group, which was followed by a discussion and party for Andrew Weiss’ book, “Accidental Czar: The Life and Lies of Vladimir Putin,” ($28.99) on Monday evening: Bill Antholis, Brian Katulis, Bill Danvers, Doug Grob, Meredith Miller, Amy Celico, Liza Romanow, David Bowes, Jacob Freedman and Sander Lurie.

FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — Matt Mowers has started the bipartisan global public strategy firm Valcour. He previously was a senior White House adviser for the Trump State Department and ran for Congress twice in New Hampshire. John Callaghan will be associate director of the firm. He most recently was political coordinator for Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s (R-N.J.) campaign.

— The Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School is announcing six new resident fellows for the spring: Kristin Amerling, Negah Angha, former Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.), Quentin Fulks, Matthew Raymer and Jason Rezaian. The institute is also announcing two visiting fellows: Former Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and former Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.).

— Sarafina Chitika is now deputy comms director for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). She most recently was national press secretary for Sen. Raphael Warnock’s (D-Ga.) reelection campaign.

— Glenn Kirschner is launching a new podcast, “Justice Matters,” produced by the Crossover Media Group, which will post three times per week and focus on politics, the law, government ethics and the judicial system.

NEW NOMINEES — The White House announced several new nominations, including Elizabeth Allen as undersecretary of State for public diplomacy, Joshua Jacobs as undersecretary for benefits at the VA, Ron Borzekowski as director of the Office of Financial Research at Treasury, David Kostelancik as ambassador to Albania, Cynthia Kierscht as ambassador to Djibouti, Jennifer Johnson as ambassador to Micronesia and Julie Turner as special envoy on North Korean human rights issues.

TRANSITIONS — Blake Murphy is now deputy general counsel at the NRSC. He previously was associate general counsel at NRCC. … Eli Cousin is now press secretary for Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.). He previously was deputy national press secretary for the DSCC. … Carlyle Golden is joining Anheuser-Busch as director of federal government affairs. She previously was NRCC PAC director and is an NRSC alum. …

… Valeria Ojeda-Avitia is now comms director for Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.). She previously was a principal at Precision Strategies. … Hans Goff is now VP of advocacy and government affairs at Democrats for Education Reform. He previously was external affairs program manager for Amazon. … Cydney Karlins is now a legislative assistant for Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.). She previously was a legislative assistant for Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.).

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Reps. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), John Garamendi (D-Calif.), Lou Correa (D-Calif.) and Jake Ellzey (R-Texas) … Eric Schultz … State’s Alex Wong and Christina Kanmaz … POLITICO’s Jenny Ament … Elliott Abrams … former OMB Director Shaun Donovan … Courtney Rowe … The American Leader’s David Hawkings … WSJ’s Gerry Baker and Byron Tau … Natalie Krings … Protect Democracy’s Ian Bassin … Monica Popp of Marshall & Popp ... Nathanson + Hauck’s Meg Hauck Marshall … former Reps. Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.) and Tom O’Halleran (D-Ariz.) … Bernie Merritt … Edelman’s Melanie Trottman ... Shane Hand … David Bader of Sen. Deb Fischer’s (R-Neb.) office

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