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Michael McAuliff

Dems To DeMint: Portraying Lawmaker As A Conservative 'Like Putting Lipstick On A Pig'

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 01.08.2012

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While conservative kingmaker Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) mulls endorsing fresh Republican candidates for 2012, The Huffington Post has learned that Democ...

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Top GOP Senator Compares Palin To Reagan

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.06.2011

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Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), founder of the Senate Conservatives Fund and a leader of the Tea Party movement, compared Sarah Palin to former President Ro...

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'Sen. Tea Party' Drives Debt Ceiling Fight

AP | LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 09.29.2011

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WASHINGTON — He calls himself Sen. Tea Party. That almost says it all about Sen. Jim DeMint's role on the nation's political scene in these ner...

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DeMint's New Book Highlights GOP-Tea Party Power Struggle

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.02.2011

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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- As the Republican campaign to replace President Barack Obama heats up in early voting states like South Carolina, U.S. Sen. Jim DeMi...

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Jim DeMint Addresses How He Plans To Influence GOP Primary In 2012

McClatchy | James Rosen | Posted 06.26.2011

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"I'm not running for president, but I will be working with grass-roots activists across the country to ensure the next Republican nominee has the prin...

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Jon Ward

DeMint Says 2012 GOP Hopefuls Need To 'Speak Up' On Spending Fight In Congress

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 05.31.2011

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WASHINGTON - The 2012 election may be taking its time to heat up, but Sen. Jim DeMint says that’s no excuse for Republican presidential hopefuls who...

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Michael McAuliff

Mitch McConnell: Chuck Schumer Is Extreme, Not Tea Party

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) may have been frosty to the Tea Party before, but he's offering the irate anti-tax crowd ...

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Jim DeMint: Leading The Right's Rebel Brigade

TIME | Michael Crowley & Jay Newton-Small | Posted 05.25.2011

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That brings us to the real question regarding DeMint and the Tea Party movement he has come to represent. Are they leading the Republican Party down t...

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Jim DeMint Emerges As Conservative Superpower With His 'Disciples,' But Faces Big GOP Backlash

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint -- who has achieved superstar status among conservatives and emerged as a prominent face of the Tea Party movement -- r...

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Republican Senators Lash Out At Jim DeMint

Politico | Manu Raju | Posted 05.25.2011

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A number of Republican senators told Politico Tuesday that DeMint was skewing the GOP conference's position solidly backing Miller, saying he was inte...

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Jim DeMint: Tea Party Candidates Can Win Midterm Election Races

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Jim DeMint on Thursday dismissed worries by some of his fellow Republicans that tea party-backed politicians like Delaware Sen...

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Jim DeMint Driving Tea Party To The Senate

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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While many might consider former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be the face of the Tea Party, when in comes to the 2010 midterm elections, it seems that S...

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Jim DeMint Wants To Be Tea Party's Best Friend In Washington

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Jim DeMint is making a bid to be the tea party movement's best friend in Washington. It's hardly a coincidence that the South Carolina Republica...

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Jim DeMint Battling Senate GOP Leadership In Next Election

Politico | Manu Raju and Josh Kraushaar | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you're an underdog conservative running for Congress, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) should be on your speed dial these days. A favorite of the tea part...

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