RNC to Select New Chair

Republican National Committee members will select a new chair Friday in a contest that current chair Michael Steele is all but certain to lose.

The Washington Post reports that the 168 members of the RNC will vote in Maryland today around noon. Four candidates are vying to replace Steele.

Although it appears clear that Steele cannot retain his role, according to the Post, questions include how long he will insist on remaining in the rounds of balloting, and what impact the presence of two female candidates, former ambassador Ann Wagner and longtime RNC official Maria Cino, will exert on the contest.