Gop Purity Test

South Carolina 'Purity' Pledge Faces Push-Back From Fellow Republicans

The State | Gina Smith | Posted 05.06.2012

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A resolution by the Laurens County Republican Party is raising eyebrows - and questions - about what it means to be a Republican in South Carolina....

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Abstinence Rules For GOP Candidates In Laurens County, S. Carolina

Corey Hutchins | Posted 05.04.2012

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New rules adopted by the Laurens County, South Carolina GOP require would-be candidates to swear off porn and take oaths of pre-marital purity, among others that are intended to differentiate them from Democrats, according to party officials.

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Revealed: The Republican Party Purity Test

Jesse Berney | Posted 05.25.2011

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The RNC is considering a resolution that would require candidates to pass a "purity test" to determine their eligibility for support from the party. We've obtained a copy of the document.

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To "Purify" the races this fall, Republicans call for a litmus test

Bill Shireman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Extremists want to make GOP the party of "NO - CAN'T DO" Extremist opponents of gay marriage equality and other "social conservative" causes want to...

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RNC Weighs Conservative 'Purity' Test In Hawaii

The New York Times | Adam Nagourney | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the top items of business for the Republican National Committee, as it gathers amid lagoons and pools at an ocean-front resort in the heart of ...

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A Not-So-Conservative Purity Test

David Gray | Posted 05.25.2011

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The real reason the RNC should reject the "Resolution on Reagan's Unity Principle for Support of Candidates" is that it's not even conservative.

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GOP Purity Test Would Have Banished Bush And Reagan

David Edwards and John Byrne | Posted 05.25.2011

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The following article was produced by the Raw Story and written by David Edwards and John Byrne. The latest trend in the Republican Party is an effor...

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James Bopp Jr. Defends G.O.P. Litmus Test

nytimes.com | KATE PHILLIPS | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a post on Wednesday, conservative and liberal bloggers alike criticized a proposed resolution that would would deny funding and endorsements to Rep...

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Colbert Destroys The GOP Purity Test (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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In an attempt to reclaim both houses in the 2010 election, the Republican party has proposed a "Purity Test," a screening process that would weed out ...

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GOP Considers 'Purity' Resolution For Candidates

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republican leaders are circulating a resolution listing 10 positions Republican candidates should support if they want party backing. Candidates, the...

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GOP Strategist: Purity Test Will Doom A Republican Party Comeback

The Daily Beast | Mark McKinnon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just as the opportunity to expand seems to have sprung magically from the political mists, the Republican Party seems determined to shrink its ranks. ...

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GOP Purity Test: Republican Party's Version of the Longest Suicide Note in History

Kara Vallow | Posted 05.25.2011

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You can tell the sun is setting on a once-great political party when it starts issuing angry, demonizing mission statements that seem deliberately devised to alienate as many moderate voters as possible.

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