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Priebus Just 5 Votes Shy of Victory After Six Rounds

By Philip Klein on 1.14.11 @ 4:50PM

Reince Priebus now has 80 votes in the RNC chair race, pitting him just five votes shy of victory after six rounds of voting.

Saul Anuzis moved into second place with 37 votes, Maria Cino was in third at 34, and Wagner slipped way back to 17.

Unless the three trailing candidates cut some sort of deal, it now appears Priebus is in prime position to win.

Philip Klein is The American Spectator’s Washington correspondent. You can follow him on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/Philipaklein

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