American Spectator Update on Race for RNC Chair

"South Carolina Republican Party chair Katon Dawson intends to launch next week "one of most organized, national campaigns" for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, according to a South Carolina-based political consultant.
"We're talking about a campaign that could run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars," says the consultant, who says that Dawson has even retained a Washington, D.C.-based PR agency to place pro-Dawson items on conservative and political blogs.
(Troll Alert)
"He wants to create the impression that he is the only candidate with a national presence, and that he already has it won," says the consultant. (Sounds just like something out of the Obama campaign.)
Dawson has spent more than two months campaigning for the job, which, if he won, would allow him to help Palmetto State Gov. Mark Sanford, who is looking to mount a campaign for the GOP presidential nomination in 2012.
Dawson is hosting a post-election conference in South Carolina, where a number of RNC committee members will be in attendance, to discuss the future of the Republican Party.
Dawson will use the meeting to lobby the committeemen and women, in the hope of firming between 30 and 40 votes of the 168 total voting.
Other potential candidates include Florida party chair Jim Greer, Michigan co-party chair Saul Anuzis, and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich."
http://www.spectator.org/archives/2008/11/07/wasting-no-time/1

Any question why this website was created? More state party chairmen seek the position of RNC Chairman. Most of them tend to be surrogates for governors that want to run for president or burnish their resume. How many of them see the big picture or have a record of fighting for conservatives at the national level? How long will the learning curve be for them? Can conservatives afford to take a chance on unknown rookies during the next two years? Do any of them have a plan for taking back the House or Senate besides a vague promise about stronger fundraising?

Do any of them have a resume that compares to Newt's?