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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - 11/23/2009

G.O.P. Considers 'Purity' Resolution for Candidates

— thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — National committee members propose that candidates must adhere to more than a majority of core principles in... order to receive party funds or endorsements. (more) G.O.P. Considers 'Purity' Resolution for Candidates

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hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com - 11/23/2009

RNC Revives "Socialist" Debate, To Vote On Principles

— hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com — Key conservatives on the RNC are circulating a resolution that would canonize an oft-quoted proverb attributed to... Ronald Reagan while labeling Pres. Obama 's agenda as "socialist." The resolution would prohibit RNC money from flowing to any ... (more) RNC Revives "Socialist" Debate, To Vote On Principles

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washingtontimes.com - 11/24/2009

Tea Party react: Conservatives seek litmus test for RNC funding

— washingtontimes.com — Eager to ensure that "tea partiers" don't undermine GOP candidates, conservative members of the Republican National Committee... are pursuing the creation of a rule that would bar the Republican Party from funding candidates who fail a conservative ... (more) Tea Party react: Conservatives seek litmus test for RNC ...

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RNC Resolution Would Boot Key Recruits
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire — ... " is enacted by the RNC next year, The Hotline notes it would have the effect of eliminating several prominent GOP Senate recruits from receiving party money, including Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE).

Possible Casualties Of The GOP Purity Test
The Atlantic Politics Channel — ... that would block RNC funding from candidates who agree with fewer than eight of 10 principles, and Hotline OnCall's Reid Wilson notes that this would nix party cash for some top GOP Senate candidates in 2010: namely, Reps. Mike Castle (R-DE) and Mark Kirk (R-IL), Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and, Crist's camp might say, conservative star Marco Rubio, for his records on immigration and cap & trade. ...

Remainders: The job
Ben Smith's Blog — Obama promises to "finish the job" in Afghanistan. Why stop leaking now? Sheriff Joe fundraises for a potential McCain primary challenger. Key GOP candidates aren't all that pure. Especially, Brian Mooney explains, in Mass. Bushies are back. Palin aide says her sales top 700,000. New York literati mock her nonetheless. Bloomberg gives up a photo of him and Palin, after his reelection. Hoffman won't ask for a recount. A Kentucky ...

RNC Proposed Purity Test: Reagan Would Fail
Blue Hampshire — An RNC national committee member from Indiana, Jim Bopp and nine others, have proposed a resolution to not allow the national party to send money to candidates who do not meet eight of the ten party principles. ...

REPORT: At Least 40 GOP Lawmakers Fail The ‘Purity Test’
Think Progress — ... As the Hotline has noted, the resolution, if adopted, would boot key Republican candidates running for the Senate next year. National Republicans recruited Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) to run for the Senate, even though they have bucked conservative orthodoxy in the past. ...

DE-Sen: Failing the GOP "Purity Test"
Daily Kos — ... However, in a clarification to Hotline On Call, the RNC member that wrote the purity test claims that past votes are not applicable to the checklist. Only current and (via statement/questionnaire) future voting patterns will be taken into account, according to Midwestern GOP leader Jim Bopp. ...