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Michael Steele

Michael Steele

    • MSNBC Political Analyst & Former Chair of the Republican National Committee
    • Charged with Revitalizing the Republican Party
    • Expert Opinion on Political Strategy, Fundraising, PACs, and Election Reform
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Coronavirus Report The Hill's Steve Clemons interviews Michael Steele

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Michael Steele: Yes, Republican Party Has Racism Problem

Michael Steele: Yes, Republican Party Has Racism Problem

Michael Steele Speaker Biography


As former chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), Michael Steele was charged with revitalizing the Republican Party; He lends an expert opinion on political strategy, fund-raising, PACs, and election reform.

When he was elected Lt. Governor of Maryland in 2003, Michael Steele made history as the first African American elected to statewide office; and again, with his subsequent chairmanship of the Republican National Committee in 2009.

As chairman of the RNC, Michael Steele was charged with revitalizing the Republican Party. A self-described "Lincoln Republican," under Steele’s leadership the RNC broke fundraising records (over $198 million raised during the 2010 Congressional cycle) and Republicans won 63 House seats, the biggest pickup since 1938. His commitment to grassroots organization and party building at the state and local levels produced 12 governorships and the greatest share of state legislative seats since 1928 (over 760 seats).

As Lt. Governor of Maryland, Mr. Steele’s priorities included reforming the state's Minority Business Enterprise program, improving the quality of Maryland's public education system (he championed the State’s historic Charter School law), expanding economic development in the state and fostering cooperation between government and faith-based organizations to help those in need.

Mr. Steele’s ability as a communicator and commentator has been showcased through his current role as a political analyst for MSNBC. He has appeared on Meet the Press, Face the Nation, HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, and Comedy Central's The Daily Show. In addition to his work in television, Mr. Steele co-hosted the daily radio program, Steele & Ungar on the POTUS Channel on SiriusXM and is the host of the podcast The Michael Steele Podcast.

Mr. Steele’s writings on law, business and politics have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Hill.com, The Grio.com, Politico.com, The Root.com, BET.com, Townhall.com, The Journal of International Security Affairs and Catholic University Law Review, among others.

He is the author of Right Now: A 12-Step Program for Defeating the Obama Agenda, which is a call to arms for grassroots America and co-author of The Recovering Politician’s Twelve Step Program to Survive Crisis.

The Black Experience & The American Dream
In this presentation, Michael Steele uses various personal experiences and news headlines to engage audiences in a powerful discussion about the black experience in the context of the American Dream. Touching on hard-hitting topics including: the effectiveness of today's black leadership, white America’s blindness to race issues, and how institutions from banking to housing still employ tools that negatively impact an individual’s success. Steele delivers an insightful perspective into the issues sparking conversation on college campuses and corporate boardrooms.

Our Founding Principles and 2020
Politics is a bit like a rash: unsightly, irritating, and sometimes lacking in intellectual or ideological coherence. However, also like a rash, our politics cannot be safely ignored. A rash may prove inconsequential; or as in this case, it may be a symptom of a malady that’s much more serious with consequences that could leave a permanent scar or worse.

Since our founding, the story of America largely has been about what we aspire to be. No doubt, the 2016 presidential election tested that proposition. Michael Steele rediscovers the Founding Principles of our nation that have defined the resiliency of the American spirit and served as the foundation of that “shining city on a hill.” Steele examines how the role of leaders and leadership and our vulnerability to appeals to baser elements of our nature have begun to crack that foundation. This powerful and impactful presentation confronts the truth that America is where “We the People” want it to be.


The Political Scene According to Michael Steele
Michael Steele’s experiences as Maryland's lieutenant governor, as a candidate for the US Senate, and as a Republican Party leader make him an excellent guide on the fast-paced world of politics. He is a political pundit and a respected political analyst at MSNBC. He dissects the nuance and the “in your face” anger of today’s politics while navigating treacherous questions like how did this tribalism begin? What makes the rhetoric and the vitriol between Republicans and Democrats today so different? How potent was the Newt Gingrich approach to Congressional control? Are the national parties alienating voters (“War on Women”, “You can keep your healthcare” “Deplorables”) to the point that they no longer are reliable brands? Have the seeds of discord and disagreement ultimately distorted the relationship between the president and the congress to the point neither can govern—regardless of party?

Steele gives an uncompromising assessment of today’s political scene; it’s players, pitfalls and the role “We the People” sometimes play in reshaping the political landscape.


How to Win Elections and Lose the Country
To paraphrase Friedrich Nietzsche, madness is rare in individuals - but in political parties it is the rule. From the very founding of our American political system, we have been less than sane when it comes to our politics and political parties. But what makes the madness different today? And why does it feel so personal? How does political activism and the rise of grassroots movements such as Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street and even “Trumpism” impact policymakers or even create a pathway for a “third way” as the dominant political parties try to hold on to voters and rebrand themselves?

Michael Steele doesn’t hold back in looking at both the madness and the methods of our political parties and the systems they create in the fight for domination and electoral success; and ultimately how the emergence of Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and future presidential contenders may signal not just a profound transformation of both political parties but their eventual end.

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