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RNC committee opts against vote on candidates' conservative cred

 

Published 1/6/2009 by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Select members of the Republican National Committee voted Tuesday not to hold a straw poll to determine which of the candidates for party chairman are conservative enough to run the organization. Members of the RNC’s Conservative Steering Committee had originally planned to vote on which of the candidates for chairman were the most [...] (link)

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