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[WI] GOP faithful would bar help for moderates
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| Contributor | Penguin |
| Last Edited | Penguin May 26, 2006 01:18pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Madison Capital Times |
| News Date | Friday, May 26, 2006 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Are moderates being frozen out of the Republican Party of Wisconsin?
It appears a large majority of party delegates would like exactly that, according to a nonbinding resolution passed at last weekend's state convention in Appleton.
Resolution 25 urged the GOP "to withhold all promotional and financial support of those candidates that do not consistently subscribe to this overall conservative agenda, be they incumbent or new candidates."
It also urges the party to "actively and vigorously" seek out candidates for office who "will go in this conservative direction, and respect the wishes of party members."
"I have worked hard to raise the conservative voice," convention chair and state Sen. Cathy Stepp, R-Sturtevant, told the delegates in Appleton last weekend. "We should never apologize for our conservative agenda."
From the speech by Stepp to the prominent booths of pro-life groups, the Appleton convention was a conservative's paradise.
It was a paradise with no prominent moderate elected officials, such as former state Sens. Mary Panzer and Peggy Rosenzweig, both previously defeated by more conservative Republicans. |
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