More evidence that Michael Steele wants a clean slate at the Republican National Committee: on Friday, he axed the entire strategy division, including employees who've worked on data for more than 18 years. These guys have the institutional knowledge that, depending upon your opinion, have either brought the party to its glory days, or kept it from expanding beyond a base of whites.
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