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I helped the RNC win elections. Now it's forgetting how to do that.

By Michael Steele

Political parties have one purpose: winning elections. Everything they do, from writing platforms to recruiting candidates to raising money, is dedicated to this mission.

One less popular but just as vital task is to take stock when they lose so that they can figure out how to win the next time.

The Republican National Committee has lost sight of this goal, and every day it takes another step farther away from it. Following in the well-worn path of Republican elected officials, the party's leaders are twisting themselves in knots to appease Donald Trump's lies about the legitimacy of our electoral process.

This is a preview of Michael Steele's latest article. Read the full column here. For more thought-provoking insights from Michael Steele, Symone Sanders-Townsend and Alicia Menendez, watch "The Weekend" every Saturday and Sunday at 8 a.m. ET on MSNBC.

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