Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus retains a strong base of support from top GOP officials despite the party's losses in the Nov. 6 election and the breakdown of the Romney campaign's vaunted voter-turnout operation in key swing states on Election Day.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, the Spanish-speaking son of Cuban immigrants and a rising star in the Republican ranks, is generating more excitement and controversy — and potentially some hard feelings — inside the party than likely GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney has been able to create this year.
Republican officials are getting a first peek at what's being called a "sky's the limit" approach to funding the party's 2012 campaigns across the country - from the presidential race down to mayoral contests.
