Meeting Punts Vote On Conservatism Of Chair Candidate

By Kleinheider Posted on January 6, 2009 at 12:30 pm

From CNN:

Members of the RNC’s Conservative Steering Committee had originally planned to vote on which of the candidates for chairman were the most conservative, after holding a series of 30-minute interviews with each Republican hopeful.

But that plan was voted down by the roughly 50 committee members who participated the closed-door session, according to several people in the meeting. The steering committee will now conclude the day by holding a roundtable discussion about each of the candidates.

One member present for the vote said the motion to remove the straw poll was raised by supporters of former Maryland Lt. Gov Michael Steele.

Canceling the straw poll removes a potential hurdle for Steele, who shone at a candidate forum on Monday but is seen as the most moderate among the Republicans seeking the post and might have faltered in a survey of the more rigidly conservative RNC members.

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