GOP re-elects McDonald as its chairman

The Nevada Republican Party re-elected Michael McDonald to a third term as chairman on Saturday after a heated election that included the last-minute near-disqualification of his opponent, former Clark County Republican Party political director Nick Phillips. McDonald won the race 182-151 during a vote at the Nevada Republican Central Committee meeting in Las Vegas. Party insiders and elected Republicans were eligible to participate. McDonald argued that he and the rest of the current board hav