Steele Denounces Reagan Resolution, GOP Purity Test

First Posted: 03/29/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 04:20 PM ET

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Michael Steele Gop Republican Purity Test Reagan

GOP Chairman Michael Steele is against the Reagan Resolution, a so-called purity test for Republican ideology.

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New York Times:

The chairman of the Republican National Committee on Wednesday denounced a proposed resolution that would require Republican candidates to adhere to a checklist of conservative positions in order to receive party support, warning that it could undercut his party as it seeks to rebuild and win back control of Congress.

The chairman, Michael Steele, expressed his views in an interview as the Republican National Committee prepared to debate the resolution at its winter meeting here.

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