A new draft RNC resolution would have the GOP block paying for a candidate’s legal fees and keep the party neutral during the primary.
Two draft resolutions circulated by a member of the Republican National Committee call on the party to adopt proposals that would keep it from having to pay for any and would also make it party policy to remain neutral in the Republican presidential primaries.
The first of the proposals, drafted by longtime RNC member Henry Barbour, states that the party should not coordinate with any candidate before he or she wins enough delegates — 1,215 — to become the GOP nominee.
“The Republican National Committee must serve as a neutral player in primaries,” the proposal reads, pointing to RNC Rule 11, which states the party shall not “contribute money or in-kind aid to any candidate for any public or party office of that state, except the nominee of the Republican Party or a candidate who is unopposed in the Republican Primary after the filing deadline for that office.
