<p>From ThinkProgress:</p> <p>Today, the candidates <a href="http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/four-to-qualify-for-rnc-ballot-amid-busy-week-2009-01-04.html">debated the future of the Party</a> at the National Press Club and all agreed that the GOP needs to bring in more minorities. Michael Steele said Saltsman's comments were distracting from this goal.</p>

From Jack & Jill Politics: The Republican Party has two African Americans vying to be one of the party’s leading voices during an Obama administration. Michael Steele, the former Maryland lieutenant gov, is also in the mix. Can you say "slave catcher"?