Phyllis Woods, the Republican national committeewoman for New Hampshire, tells RNC Watch she hasn’t decided whom to support for chair, but she opposes Michael Steele. Woods has already met with Ann Wagner, Saul Anuzis, and Reince Priebus, and she plans to meet with Maria Cino tomorrow. In these meetings, Woods says she puts candidates through a “grueling vetting process,” in which she points out their weaknesses. She also asks the candidates if they support keeping New Hampshire’s primary as the first in the nation. So far, all the candidates have agreed. Her blunt interrogation tests the candidates for their temperament, judgment, and leadership, Woods reasons.

Two years ago, Woods supported Saul Anuzis, and she still considers him “an outstanding candidate — a real person of character and integrity.” But this year, she is keeping her pick private and has good things to say about all four challengers.