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Her replacement appears to be "election-denier" Michael Whatley, the head of the North Carolina G.O.P. 
The original New York Times article requires an account, but here's a second source of the original article:
"The chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel, has told former President Donald J. Trump she is planning to step down shortly after the South Carolina primary on Feb. 24, according to two people familiar with the plans.
Mr. Trump is then likely to promote the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party, Michael Whatley, as her replacement, according to several people familiar with the discussions.
Under the arcana of the committee’s rules, however, Mr. Trump cannot simply install someone, and a new election must take place.Ms. McDaniel has faced months of pressure, a campaign from Trump-allied forces to unseat her and growing dissatisfaction and anxiety in the Trump camp about the strained finances of the R.N.C. as the general election cycle begins early.
Mr. Trump likes Mr. Whatley for one overwhelming reason, according to people who have discussed him with the former president: He is “a stop the steal guy,” as one of the people described him. He endorses Mr. Trump’s false claims about mass voter fraud and Mr. Trump believes he did a good job delivering North Carolina, a 2020 swing state, to him."
RNC Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel will resign. The chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel, has told former President Donald J. Trump s…
The original New York Times article requires an account, but here's a second source of the original article:
Ronna McDaniel, R.N.C. Chairwoman, Plans to Step Down
"The chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel, has told former President Donald J. Trump she is planning to step down shortly after the South Carolina primary on Feb. 24, according to two people familiar with the plans.
Mr. Trump is then likely to promote the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party, Michael Whatley, as her replacement, according to several people familiar with the discussions.
Under the arcana of the committee’s rules, however, Mr. Trump cannot simply install someone, and a new election must take place.Ms. McDaniel has faced months of pressure, a campaign from Trump-allied forces to unseat her and growing dissatisfaction and anxiety in the Trump camp about the strained finances of the R.N.C. as the general election cycle begins early.
Mr. Trump likes Mr. Whatley for one overwhelming reason, according to people who have discussed him with the former president: He is “a stop the steal guy,” as one of the people described him. He endorses Mr. Trump’s false claims about mass voter fraud and Mr. Trump believes he did a good job delivering North Carolina, a 2020 swing state, to him."
RNC Chair Ronna Romney McDaniel will resign. The chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel, has told former President Donald J. Trump s…
