just in to my email inbox is the daily Political Playbook email from Mike Allen of Politico, from which I quote the following, without comment:
REPUBLICAN REBOOT - "RNC's celeb plan falls flat in Hollywood," by James Hohmann in L.A .: The RNC met "this week in the most touristy part of Tinseltown, but it's apparent the 'Celebrity Task Force' recommended by last month's 'autopsy' report isn't going to happen. The proposed task force was the most mocked of 219 suggestions from a five-member committee tasked with looking into why the party fared so poorly in 2012. 'The Party is seen as old and detached from pop culture, the group said. 'Establish an RNC Celebrity Task Force of personalities in the entertainment industry to host events for the RNC and allow donors to participate in entertainment events as a way to attract younger voters.' ... 'I don't know,' [RNC Chair Reince Priebus] said when asked ... if the party will ever implement the task force. ...
"There [was] a decided lack of star power at the committee's four-day spring meeting despite the locale. ... The schedule of closed-press breakout sessions focused on issues like 'working with minority media,' 'how to say what we mean and show that we care,' as well as "taking the message to new places.' ... The biggest Hollywood celebrity to come by the meeting was Julianne Hough, a two-time champion of ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars.' She came to see her father, Utah Republican national committeeman Bruce Hough." http://politi.co/...