His efforts have significantly boosted the RNC’s fundraising haul.

At the end of 2010, as Michael Steele’s tenure as chairman was drawing to a close, the Republican National Committee’s prospects looked bleak. The organization was $23 million in debt, despite the enthusiasm and grassroots energy that had propelled the GOP to historic electoral gains.

But in the past year and a half, with the RNC under the leadership of Reince Preibus, the fundraising dynamic has completely changed. In May, for instance, the RNC raised $34 million, $14 million more than the DNC raised in the same period. And the RNC had $61 million in cash on hand to the DNC’s $31 million.

“It’s a matter of rebuilding trust and credibility at the committee,” says Priebus. “And I would say that any time that you need to do that, that’s a pretty tough place to be. That’s where we were.”

Read more by Katrina Trinko at National Review

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