Staff Writer, BlackPoliticsontheWeb.com
- According to Marc Ambinder at The Atlantic, former Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele will accompany Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain to the NAACP convention in Cincinnati. Steele became the first African-American to chair a state Republican party when he was elected chair of the Maryland Republican Party in 2000.
Steele has been mentioned in some Republican circles as a potential VP pick for McCain. Hip Hop Republican launched a petition to convince Sen. McCain to select Steele as his running mate back in February.
