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  RNC Avoids "Purity Resolution"
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AuthorReid Wilson
News DateFriday, January 29, 2010 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionHONOLULU, HI -- The RNC avoided a potentially embarrassing resolution that would have given the party an ability to impose sanctions on candidates who do not follow key elements of the GOP platform, a move that would have shone a spotlight on some of the party's best recruits.

GOPers meeting in Honolulu this week unanimously said the party is in good shape to make big electoral gains this year, but many worried that the proposed resolution could highlight differences between conservatives and several more moderate contenders.

The resolution, submitted by IN national committeeman Jim Bopp, would have given the RNC the power to request money from candidates the party supported if the party determined the candidate did not conform to at least 8 of 10 policy planks.

Bopp had the 10 signatures needed to get the resolution to the floor, but negotiations over a compromise proved fruitless. An association of GOP state chairs unanimously opposed the resolution, and Bopp eventually withdrew the motion. Bopp's decision to withdraw the resolution won a round of applause on the floor of the general session.
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