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Dick Armey Defends Tea Party From Charges of Racism, Cites Group's Diversity
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyDick Armey, the former House Republican leader turned Tea Party godfather, defended the grassroots movement Monday against suggestions that the Tea Parties coalition has failed to build a racially diverse group, saying that its members span a wide philosophical spectrum and arguing that minorities would face hostility from their own communities, not Tea Party activists, if they chose to attend an event and declare themselves conservative or Republican. "First of all, let me say there is greater diversity intellectually [within the Tea Parties] than you'll find in either of the two political ...
Tea Party Candidate Christine O'Donnell Sued Conservative Group for Gender Bias
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyNews that the Tea Party Express (the same group that helped fuel Sharron Angle's and Joe Miller's upsets in Nevada and Alaska, respectively) had pledged to financially support Delaware conservative Christine O'Donnell's primary campaign against Republican Rep. Mike Castle spawned speculation she might be "the next Tea Party surprise." But since that time, things have gotten a bit rocky. Castle, a moderate who previously tried to ignore O'Donnell, has ratcheted up his attacks on her personal finances, launching a "RealChristine.com" website. (The Tea Party Express was apparently not aware of ...
Democrats' New Drive: Tea Party, Republican Agenda Is 'One and the Same'
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyThe Democratic National Committee is brewing up a new multi-front campaign: linking the Tea Party to all Republicans. A Democratic source told Politics Daily the latest strategy was triggered when Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) launched the Tea Party Caucus in the House last week -- a step too far for many voters in November, the DNC is betting. A briefing memo on the DNC's Tea Party drive was circulated to Politics Daily and other outlets in advance of a Wednesday press conference featuring DNC Chairman Tim Kaine (pictured) and Vice Chairman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) A key ...
Michele Bachmann Forms 'Tea Party Caucus' in Congress
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyRep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has officially formed a congressional caucus for the Tea Party movement, giving the small-government movement a formal presence on Capitol Hill. Bachmann has been a leading advocate for Tea Party activists in the halls of Congress. In an op-ed for Fox News.com, Bachmann wrote that she started the caucus "to bring members' attention to the cries of everyday Americans who are asking for a return to the fundamental principles contained within our nation's greatest document, the Constitution." She added, "I have talked to many people who felt discouraged because ...
The Problem With Rand Paul's Senate Tea Party Caucus Plan
By Byron Tau - AOL News(July 19) -- Kentucky GOP Senate candidate and tea party darling Rand Paul has said that he wants to form a tea party caucus of like-minded senators if he's elected in November. There's just one potential problem: Caucuses are administered under House of Representatives rules and must have a member of the House as an officer. Only one Senate caucus exists at all -- and it was formerly a Senate commission that became a caucus under a special rule in 1985. Congressional caucuses, also known as congressional member organizations (CMOs), are groups of like-minded members of Congress united by a ...
Rand Paul Under Fire For Views on Civil Rights Act
By David Sessions - Politics DailyRand Paul, the son of Texas congressman Ron Paul and the newly minted Republican nominee for Senate in Kentucky, came under fire this week from Democrats and others after media appearances where he refused to fully embrace the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the law that legally ended segregation in the United States. Paul defeated Republican opponent Trey Grayson on Tuesday. During his victory speech, Paul said he was bringing a "message from the Tea Party," which expected him to "take our government back." Controversy broke out after Paul was interviewed on NPR's "All Things Considered" ...
Sestak Beats Specter in Pa. Senate Primary, Paul Wins in Kentucky
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyRep. Joe Sestak ended an era Tuesday by defeating five-term Sen. Arlen Specter for the Democratic Senate nomination in Pennsylvania. Specter had the nation's top Democrats in his corner after switching to their party last year, and his final ad push featured President Barack Obama saying, "I love Arlen Specter." But Specter's Republican history and an anti-incumbent mood propelled Sestak to an improbable upset. It was a bipartisan night of rejection for the Washington establishment. Kentucky Republicans struck the first blow by choosing political newcomer Rand Paul as their Senate nominee. ...
Rand Paul Credits Tea Party for GOP Senate Nomination in Kentucky
By Walter Shapiro - Politics DailyIntroducing her husband, Rand Paul, at the final rally of his insurgent primary campaign for the Kentucky GOP Senate nomination, Kelley Paul declared: "When Rand said last year that he wanted to run, I wasn't too enthusiastic at first. And one of the ways he talked me into it was telling me that he had less than a 10 percent chance of actually winning." Her reminiscence prompted a burst of laughter from the hometown crowd in Bowling Green. But, actually, the tote board among Kentucky political insiders would have put the odds even lower that the 47-year-old eye surgeon (and the son of 2008 ...
What's Wrong With Big Government?
By David Corn - Politics DailyOn Saturday, Sen. Bob Bennett's senatorial career came to what seems to be a rather ignominious end, when the conservative Utah Republican placed third at the GOP state convention picking the party's Senate nominee. A businessman named Tim Bridgewater and Tea Party favorite Mike Lee finished, respectively, first and second, and they will subsequently slug it out in a primary on June 22. (Under state law, Bennett, who has been in the Senate for almost 18 years, can run in the November election as a write-in, but not as an independent.) Bennett's ouster is a shocker for the politerati, a punch ...
Utah Republicans Oust Sen. Bob Bennett in Anti-Incumbent Rage
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailySen. Bob Bennett, a conservative who fell out of favor among even more conservative Republicans in an anti-incumbent rage, failed to get his party's nomination in Utah Saturday, making it very difficult for him to seek a fourth term. The gangly, bespectacled senator finished third in the second round of balloting at the Republican state convention in Salt Lake City, sealing his fate, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. Businessman Tim Bridgewater and lawyer and Tea Party favorite Mike Lee finished first and second respectively and will face off in a June 22 primary. When results were announced ...
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