House tea party icons face re-election challenges
Bachmann abandoned a short-lived run for the GOP presidential nomination last winter. She has stirred tea party voters by her opposition to Obama's health care law, resisting an increase in the federal borrowing limit and frowning on spending deals ...www.huffingtonpost.com
GOP's problems exposed in Senate struggle
The Senate takeover struggle of 2012 has revealed a central leadership that is unwilling, and perhaps unable, to control its base -- enfeebled by fear of tea party activists, conservative talk show hosts, and big-money outsiders who can swing primary ...www.nj.com
Tour bus follows GOP, Tea Party-ers across 23-state region
The Tea Party bus, which is following plenty of Republican and Tea Party candidates during this election season, is in the midst of an 81-day, 23-state "get out tour.www.austindailyherald.com
Resurgent liberal makes Wisconsin race tight
Russ Feingold with tea-party Republican Ron Johnson, gave the Legislature to the GOP and launched Walker on a spree of cutting budgets and weakening union power.www.chron.com
17th District candidates debate at SteelStacks
When asked about the legacy of the tea party, Cartwright called it the party of "No" and made reference to a statement from 2010 on Cummings' website in which she urged Republicans not to pass another piece of legislation proposed by President Barack ...articles.mcall.com
3rd District race: 2 GOP congressmen, one seat
But Landry has tried to chip away at Boustany's advantage by lining up endorsements from local Republican Party leaders he hopes can build grassroots support.www.theadvertiser.com
Tea party firebrand Allen West fights for 2nd term
But just two years after becoming one of Congress' most recognizable and vocal tea party figures, a 20-something political novice's challenge is posing a serious threat to West's fiery no-holds-barred leadership.www.sfgate.com
Letters | Democratic hypocrisy, KC Chiefs, tea party
Jay Nixon and the Democrats are after Dave Spence, Nixon's Republican challenger, for receiving TARP money for his bank and are demanding that he pay it back before running for public office.www.kansascity.com
Republican Dold tries to put the focus on his independence rather than his party
He's portraying himself as a fiscally conservative, socially moderate businessman unafraid to buck GOP leaders despite arriving in Washington with a freshman class featuring more than a few members who won with tea party help. That's proved a challenge ...www.chicagotribune.com
Tagg Romney Wanted To 'Take A Swing' At Obama During Debate: AUDIO
The Republicans have been running a scorched-earth strategy since Obama was elected, fomenting disrespect, distrust, and even hatred of the government and the President himself.www.towleroad.com
Republican Rep. says America was better off during slavery than it is today
While Gohmert and other Republicans continue to bring up horrific actions in the nation's history, like slavery, it only furthers the narrative that the Republican party is a party with an ideology that is too extreme for the majority of the American ...www.examiner.com
SUSSEX: Bodenweiser drops out of state senate race
The former candidate, a conservative allied with the tea party who defeated incumbent Sen. Joe Booth in September's Republican primary, is the target of a Delaware State Police investigation, The News Journal has reported. Within a few weeks of his ...www.delmarvanow.com
Focus on Politics: Tea Party freshmen don't fall into line
The Tea Party congressional candidates whose victories made 2010 a wave election for Republicans came to Washington united in their desire to slash spending, cut the size of government and place conservative principle over party loyalty.www.ocregister.com
Senator DeMint Visits Aiken County Republican Party at Willcox Event
About forty people, including party election volunteers, crowded into the lobby of the historic Willcox Hotel to meet the Senator and hear him give a quick speech.aikenleader.villagesoup.com
New spending pushes Indiana Senate air war above $20M
This week marks the most expensive yet in the closely watched race between Republican Richard Mourdock and Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly.heraldbulletin.com
Rouzer's chances tied to GOP's legislative record
WILMINGTON | Whether David Rouzer becomes the area's next congressman depends in part on how voters feel about the N.C.www.starnewsonline.com
Legislative candidates find Tea Party's red-hot rage has cooled considerably
That anger, often fired by the Tea Party Patriots, was a key factor in sweeping Republicans to control of both the House and Senate.www.minnpost.com
In NJ Congressional District, Widow Seeks to Recapture Seat from GOP
... district pits freshman Republican Congressman Jon Runyan against Democrat Shelly Adler, whose late husband Congressman John Adler Runyan beat in 2010.www.wnyc.org
More From Politico's Alternative Universe: 2012 Is a 'Non-Tea Party Year'
Sherman and by inference the two Granite State Democratic congressional candidates rest their "non-tea party year" claim almost entirely on Congress's low approval rating (Sherman could also have cited the GOP's aversion to using the term "tea party ...newsbusters.org
The Tea Party Will Win In The End: New York Magazine
50 years ago William F Buckley Jr complained of the influence of the Birch Society in the GOP. The Birchers and their campus organizations and the Tea Party mirror each other's ideology. The longer the Tea Party retains its' association with atheist ...www.huffingtonpost.com
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