PRESS RELEASE: Chip Saltsman Formally Announces Candidacy For RNC Chairmanship - from BRUCE ASH

To all.......

Please see the following press release from Chip Saltsman of Tennessee who has just formally announced his intention to run for RNC chair. The press release includes Mr Saltsman's video presentation as well as another from former Senator Bill Frist.

I have spoken to Chip. He brings certain experience to the position that some on the committee are looking for in leadership. He has served both as an activist and professional.
He served as Governor Mike Huckabee's campaign manager.

You can learn more about Chip@ChipSaltsman.com.
I would appreciate your input regarding Mr Saltsman and the process we are involved in to select a new GOP leader.

Thank you......
Bruce Ash
National Committeeman
www.AshForArizona.com




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 8, 2008

CONTACT: Stephen Smith
(615) 308-8943

CHIP SALTSMAN FORMALLY ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR RNC CHAIRMANSHIP

Nashville, TN – Today, Chip Saltsman, former chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party, formally announced his candidacy for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, alongside former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey.

ChipSaltsman.com, a website dedicated to Saltsman’s plan for national Republican resurgence, also launched today.

“As Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party, campaign manager for a Republican presidential campaign, and business owner, I know how to compete and how to win,” said Saltsman. “Our party needs new and energetic leadership to rededicate ourselves to conservative principles, to regain the American voter's trust, and to set the stage for a dramatic turnaround in 2010 and beyond.”

Announcing his support for Saltsman, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said, “If you look over Chip’s career – which is truly amazing given his age – in terms of vision, in terms of strategy, in terms of character, it has really been quite remarkable. He has led our party to new heights.” Frist continued, “Having known Chip since 1994, traveling the state county-by-county with him, having worked with him at the level of the state, having worked with him at the federal level, there is nobody that I know better suited to be the Chair of the Republican National Committee as Chip Saltsman.”

Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey endorsed Saltsman and commented, “If it hadn’t been for Tennessee, Al Gore would have been President. We actually carried the state for George W. Bush. And Chip led the way through all that time. Not only recruiting candidates, raising money, and making sure that we held on to what we had in the State Senate at that time, but also helping us make some gains in the State House. He truly was what I like to call a trailblazer.”

House Republican Leader Jason Mumpower also endorsed Saltsman in a letter read at the event:

“Unwilling to settle for the status quo or listen to the naysayers, Chip had the vision and the initiative to turn our political landscape around and build a Republican Party that could govern with real solutions for the people of Tennessee.”

To watch video of Saltsman’s comments, please see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIPv_q3bIRc