The Hill: national congressional GOP stance on primaries murky

In The Hill's article Boehner, Cole have different views on new Republican primary policy, we learn:

House Republican leaders have changed their policy on getting involved in primaries, but there is confusion over what the new policy is.

Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) suggested Wednesday that the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has changed its stance on getting involved in primaries, but the head of the NRCC disputed that characterization.

 

“The conference rules are very clear,” Cole said, explaining that the NRCC only gets involved when asked to on a state level. “When a delegation [has asked the NRCC] to get involved, we have.”

And the races themselves? The article isn't terribly helpful about which way the national GOP will go in the First, though it doesn't sound like the primary is top-tier contender for national support:

More than a dozen competitive primaries are still yet to be decided in some of the GOP’s top-targeted districts, meaning the new strategy could have significant impact on the party’s 2008 prospects. . . .

. . .Republicans have a pair of former members facing contested primaries – Reps. Jeb Bradley (N.H.) and Jim Ryun (Kan.) – but it’s not clear whether those races will be close enough to warrant national party involvement.

In Minnesota, physician Brian Davis has won his state party’s endorsement to face freshman Rep. Tim Walz (D) but still faces a challenge from state Sen. Dick Day.

The biggest races with remaining primaries [emphasis added] include several open seats and the efforts against freshman Reps. Tim Mahoney (D-Fla.), Harry Mitchell (D-Ariz.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).

Former Maricopa County treasurer David Schweikert and former Secretary of State Sandy Treadwell would likely be the beneficiaries in the latter two races, respectively.

Open seat races that could draw the party’s involvement include retiring Rep. Jim Saxton’s (R-N.J.) district, where Medford Township Mayor Chris Myers would likely receive the support, and Rep. Heather Wilson’s (R-N.M.) district, where Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White has been a party favorite.

Retiring Rep. Jim McCrery’s (R-La.) open seat is also a strong candidate for primary involvement.

Have Minnesota's congressional  Republicans urged the NRCC to get involved the First's GOP primary? We'll be looking carefully at that June report by the committee to see just how big that check to the Davis campaign was.