Republicans Still Seeking to Boost Diversity Through Recruitment

• By John McArdle
• Roll Call Staff
• Oct. 6, 2009, Midnight

Coming out of the 2008 cycle there was much discussion in GOP circles about the party’s diversity deficit, and Michael Steele’s election in January as the first black chairman of the Republican National Committee was viewed as a possible beginning of a new era of inclusivity, especially for black Republicans.