Tea Party Candidates

Mr. Teabagger Goes to Washington

Phil Perrier | Posted 10.18.2011

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Say hello to Wyoming congressional candidate Cody Kane. (Not a real person) Kane, 41 is a former rodeo star turned businessman. He is married to former beauty queen and one time TV weather lady Candy Burgess Kane.

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Tea Party Influence On GOP Could Prove Make Or Break In 2012

Posted 10.07.2011

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(AP) WASHINGTON -- The tea party is here to stay. The 2-year-old phenomenon's muscular role in the debt-ceiling crisis made that clear, despite earlie...

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Tea Party Has Republican Hopefuls Engaging In Delicate Dance

The New York Times | Michael D. Shear | Posted 10.03.2011

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The success of Tea Party-backed lawmakers in defining the terms of the debt debate in Washington has further cemented the party's identity as part of ...

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Tea Party Could Complicate GOP Establishment Hopes For 2012

CNN | Shannon Travis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Something happened at a Friday event in New Hampshire that symbolizes one potential problem as the presidential race slowly heats up: Will conservativ...

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Inside Look At Tea Party Group

Mother Jones | Stephanie Mencimer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Two years ago, Tea Party Patriots got its start as a scrappy, ground-up conservative organization. Its rowdy activists demanded more transparency and ...

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Tea Party Activists Go To Training School

The Boston Globe | Michael Levenson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Among the key lessons for first-time Tea Party candidates: Talk about issues that "regular people'' care about. That means candidates should not "geek...

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Tea Party Eyes GOP Primary Targets For 2012

The New York Times | Kate Zernke | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leaders of more than 70 Tea Party groups in Indiana gathered last weekend to sign a proclamation saying they would all support one candidate -- as yet...

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Tea Party Faces Tough Reality In Washington As New Session Begins

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Welcome to Washington, tea partiers. Now that they're freshmen in a GOP-run House, the political movement's candidates are running...

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Tea Party Fail: Newly-Elected Congressmen Go From Bashing Washington To Reaping K St. Cash

The Washington Post | Dan Eggen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dozens of freshmen lawmakers have held receptions at Capitol Hill bistros and corporate townhouses in recent weeks, taking money from K Street lobbyis...

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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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PHOTOS: The 10 Economic Commandments Of The Tea Party

Posted 05.25.2011

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By 24/7 Wall Street: In the latter days of Rome, the economy was crumbling, the emperor ... would placate the mob with bread and circus -- food and en...

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Tea Party Looks To Mount A Republican Party Makeover Following 2010 Midterm Races

Politico | Kenneth P. Vogel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Emerging from its first election with a string of major victories - and two glaring defeats - leaders of the tea party movement wasted no time claimin...

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Sam Stein

Tea Party Candidates Have Drained GOP Resources

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The conclusion of the 2006 congressional elections was supposed to be a euphoric moment for Democrats. But within hours of winning majorities in both ...

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Election Day? He's Fully Versifed (Or "How High the Loon?")

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

Their answers are simple, but governing's hard, And facts deserve more than their blithe disregard.

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How Much Are Tea Party Candidates Hurting the GOP?

Brendan Nyhan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brendan Nyhan

Despite the influence of the Tea Party movement, the GOP actually has more House candidates who have previously held elected office running for open seats than the Democrats do.

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70 Tea Party Candidates On Ballots, About Half In Close Races

AP | MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Doubters who thought the tea party would fade away can forget it. More than 70 of its favored candidates are on Nov. 2 ballots, an...

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Democrats Target Tea Party-Backed Candidates On Social Issues

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. — The tea party movement was born in anger over the recession and the Obama administration's bailouts, and built largely on a platf...

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O'Donnell & Friends: Ode to Wingnuts

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Horowitz

But wait -- we're supposed to be gentle, Our comments more gracious, more kind, so say what you must in a whisper: These people are out of their mind!

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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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Sam Stein

Republicans Put All Their Chips On The Tea Party Table

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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With Reporting By Amanda Terkel Tuesday's congressional primaries provided an astonishing and symbolic coda to a primary season filled with turmoil, ...

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Tea Party Candidates Interactive Map

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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The 2010 primary season has turned into a battle between established Republican politicians and tea party candidates--many new to the political arena....

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Tea Party Activists Protest Against John Cornyn For Allegedly Meddling In Alaska Senate Primary

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tea Party activists in Texas protested against Republican home state Sen. John Cornyn on Thursday to make clear they don't want him or the GOP establi...

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Tea Party Becoming The New GOP?

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Is the tea party the new Republican Party? The grass-roots network of fed-up conservative-libertarian voters displayed its power in...

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Michael Gerson: Tea Party Toxic For GOP

The Washington Post | Michael Gerson | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the normal course of events, political movements begin as intellectual arguments, often conducted for years in serious books and journals. To study...

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Some Failed Tea Party Candidates Not Willing To Back Victorious Opponents

USA Today | Kathy Kiely | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's just the latest example of the GOP's Tea Party dilemma. In several high-profile races where the small-government activists have been a factor, st...

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