A taron Jam'iyyar Republican na shekara ta 2004, Steele ya ba da jawabin jam'iyyar Republican ga Barack Obama
Jawabin Babban Taron Kasa na Jam'iyyar Democrat na 2004; shi ne babban bayyanar Steele na farko. A watan Afrilun 2005, Shugaba Bush ya zaɓe shi ya zama memba na tawagar Amurka a bikin nadin Paparoma Benedict XVI a Vatican City.