National Council for a New America

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The National Council for a New America is a group of Republican Party members [1] that is aimed at rebranding the party. [2] The group was formed as a way to both rebound from recent setbacks, and to cast off the "party of no" labeling that the Republicans have been given by the Democrats. [2]

Contents

The first meeting was conducted on May 2, 2009, in Arlington, Virginia. [3]

History

News reports cite sources that say the panel was born of conversations between Cantor and the members of the experts panel. [4]

Members

The council consists of a "National Panel of Experts". Members of the panel are:

The panel will report to Republican congressional leaders, including:

References

  1. ↑ "National Council for a New America Formed". The Office of the Republican Whip. 2009-04-30. Archived from the original on 2009-05-03. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. 1 2 Bacon Jr., Perry (2009-04-30). "GOP's Big Names Try to Forge New Agenda". Washington Post . Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
  3. ↑ Bacon Jr., Perry (2009-05-03). "GOP Leaders Try to Polish Party's Image". Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-05-18.
  4. ↑ King, John (2009-04-29). "GOP set to launch rebranding effort". CNN. Archived from the original on May 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
  5. ↑ Cillizza, Chris (2009-05-04). "Palin to Be Part of National Council". Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 9, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
  6. ↑ Sargent, Greg (2009-05-19). "Gingrich Joins Cantor's Effort To Remake GOP". The Plum Line. Archived from the original on 2009-05-21. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
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