Krauthammer claimed that Buchanan shares the nativism of the fascist, and has expressed respect for strongmen like Mussolini and Hitler. Buchanan may think that the votes he has received are a vote for his philosophy and for him. He is wrong. On February 1, the Republican National Committee chose Richard N. Bond, a long-time Republican consultant and party operative, to replace outgoing chairman Clayton Yeutter. Yeutter has been chosen to serve as domestic policy advisor to President Bush.
Bond has a strong background in the details of politics, from managing campaigns to grassroots work.
He was deputy campaign manager and national political director for George Bush in 1988. Beginning in 1983, Bond served as president of Bond and Company, Inc., a political consulting firm that handled numerous U.S. Senate, House and gubernatorial campaigns. Back in 1979, Bond was a key aide to then-presidential candidate George Bush, and served as campaign manager in the Iowa and Connecticut primaries. Bond also has experience within the Republican National Committee. In 1982 he was elected deputy chairman of the RNC after serving as deputy chief of staff for then-Vice President George Bush.