But that hasn't stopped a bunch of tea party activists and otherwise ambitious challengers from stepping forward early in the 2012 election cycle. (washingtonpost.com)
The list of lawyers given lucrative assignments reads like a Who's Who of party activists. (michaelbenjamin2012.com)
There are dozens of candidates but none of them have yet to spark a notable amount of enthusiasm among party activists or among more casual observers. (courant.com)