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Presented by Rebuild the Party and co-sponsored by YouTube, this RNC Candidates Forum is our last chance to quiz the candidates for RNC Chairman before the vote on January 30th.

At 11:59pm on January 19th, question submission and voting closed and we are presenting the ten questions below to the candidates for their video responses.

Read more about the questions and our selection process here.

Thank you for helping make this the most open and transparent RNC Chairman's race in history!

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What steps would you take as RNC Chairman to unite Republican & Conservative organizations under one "umbrella" group, to work together, forming one voice instead of all these splinter groups doing their own thing? Together carries more clout than individual groups working on their own. -- Sabina Clark asked on July 29, 2010 at 10:46 am Vote: 0 0 Overall Score 0 Report This Question	For too long Republicans, particularly in Presidential years have ignored or made minimal effort to reach out to African-American voters. How will you change this ? -- robert rowe asked on July 29, 2010 at 2:13 pm Vote: 0 0 Overall Score 0 Report This Question	Will you be more responsive to our party's moderates? Its painful to listen to such hyper-partisan talk in the GOP about the "liberal agenda" when we have beat them at their own game of big government. -- Oteil Burbridge asked on July 29, 2010 at 8:41 am Vote: 0 0 Overall Score 0 Report This Question
Have we learned anything from this past election? Look at the reception given to the new President during and prior to the inaugural. Some may choose to ignore the changes taking place. To do so is to invite continued loss and a move toward socialization. Who of you represent the Party of Lincoln? -- Richard Hood asked on July 29, 2010 at 11:13 am Vote: 0 0 Overall Score 0 Report This Question	Since I first voted Republican (~30 years ago) what it means when people say they are Republican has undergone transformation and deconstruction. First, the Republican brand was transformed from the liberal elitism of Rockefeller to the conservative populism of Reagan. And now, under Bush, the Party has fractured, allowing the libertarian contingent to deconstruct Republicanism into fiscal conservatism and Constitutionalism/Individualism, perhaps tossing social conservatism in the process. How would you as head of the RNC define and preserve the Republican brand? -- Timothy Bradberry asked on July 29, 2010 at 11:40 pm Vote: 0 0 Overall Score 0 Report This Question	How do you plan to close Republican primaries and caucuses so that ONLY registered Republicans are able to participate? Liberals interfering in our primaries gave us a "moderate" car accident named John McCain. How do you intend to avert this type of scenario in the future? -- Noah Mehlan asked on July 29, 2010 at 11:14 pm Vote: 0 0 Overall Score 0 Report This Question
It seems that when republicans *reach across the isle* all they get is their hands slapped. They don't gain substantial votes from the left, and find their own base is de-energized. Will you support candidates who realize that in order to win, they need to be loved at home first, and will not have a turn-out problem? Leave the in-fighting to the dems. -- Steve Van Loon asked on July 29, 2010 at 9:51 pm Vote: 1 0 Overall Score 1 Report This Question	Should the Republican Party make take the position that all elected officials should oppose any more federal bailouts of banks and companies? -- James Cooke asked on July 29, 2010 at 4:08 pm Vote: 1 1 Overall Score 0 Report This Question	The old Republican playbook has clearly not worked in the past few elections, and by all indications we will continue to lose elections by following the same pattern of the past few elections. What new winning coalition do you plan to put together, and what policy changes and emphasis do you think are needed to do this? We don't need to hear generic platitudes about 'getting our message out better' or fantasy predictions about people 'waking up' to conservatism. I want to hear specific, concrete, realistically workable plans to draw new people into the GOP and build a new winning majority coalition. -- Jon N asked on July 29, 2010 at 3:50 pm Vote: 2 1 Overall Score 1 Report This Question
These four words above for me summarize important qualities of what it means to be American. Short of finding an inspirational candidate like Barack Obama, how can the Republican Party go beyond crafting a new "message," or operational methodology, to actually inspiring a healing and a shift in the hearts of its membership that brings about a more compassionate and inclusive approach while preserving the time-honored tenets of self-reliance on an individual level and pragmatism on the level of national and foreign affairs? -- Jeff Abbott asked on July 29, 2010 at 3:23 pm Vote: 0 2 Overall Score -2 Report This Question	Our tax system is outdated and grossly unfair to many hardworking Americans. Would you support a flat tax to help end the greed and corruption in Washington, deliver all Americans from draconian tax codes and create a fair and balanced way to handle federal revenue? If not why not. -- Cynthia McGee asked on July 29, 2010 at 2:44 pm Vote: 6 0 Overall Score 6 Report This Question	The legality of abortion is a hot-button issue that arises every election, with passionate supporters on both sides. It is also an issue that is all bark and no bite, that seems to detract and divide rather than actually solve a problem. As RNC Chairman, would you support a shift in focus on the abortion issue from the GOP's traditional talk about overturning Roe v. Wade to instead promoting what we can do as a nation to discourage the "need" for abortions in the first place; i.e. encouraging birth control and abortion alternatives? -- Christopher Dart asked on July 29, 2010 at 2:25 pm Vote: 2 0 Overall Score 2 Report This Question