Another win for the blogosphere

Va. GOP drops loyalty-oath plan

Virginia's Republican Party on Friday abandoned a loyalty oath that would have required primary voters sign a pledge to back the party's nominee in the general election.

The party had been widely criticized for asking the State Board of Elections to put the oath in place for the Feb. 12 primary, which was meant to protect the contest from interference from outside the party. Opponents of the requirement warned it would drive away undecided voters. Virginia residents can vote for members of either party during their primary elections.

"We want to attract people to the Republican Party," said Jim Hyland, chairman of the Fairfax County Republican Committee. "The perception was that it was more of a closed-door policy, and we want an open-door policy."

You just have to love the reason they give for dropping the “oath”, come on let’s be honest, you dropped it because your fascist asses got called on the carpet for it.