Hill Leaders Are Split on RNC Battle

• By Josh Kurtz
• Roll Call Staff
• Jan. 8, 2009, Midnight

With six men bidding to become the next chairman of the Republican National Committee, Washington, D.C.’s top two Republicans once President George W. Bush leaves office — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and House Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio) — have taken different approaches to the simmering contest.