Sentences with phrase «republican tea party candidate»

BY EVAN WECHMAN In 2010, Republican Tea Party candidate Anthony Mele defeated the local GOP machine in a primary and then ran against incumbent Democrat Eliot Engel for his 17th District Congressional seat.

In 2010, Republican Tea Party candidate Anthony Mele defeated the local GOP machine in a primary and then ran against incumbent Democrat Eliot Engel for his 17th District Congressional seat.

Not exact matches

Big - business groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable, are planning to oppose several Tea Party Republican candidates in the 2014 GOP primaries.

Two months later in Indiana, GOP candidate Richard Mourdock was on pace to beat Democrat Joe Donnelly; then came a late - October debate, in which the Tea Party - backed Republican said:

Texas and South Carolina are home to leading opponents of the bank, including Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, a Tea Party favorite and Republican presidential candidate; Representative Jeb Hensarling of Texas, who, as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has defied Speaker John A. Boehner and refused to bring any bank bill to a vote in his panel; and Representative Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina, a leader among conservatives in the House.

The only countervailing power is that within the Republican Party a fringe of tea partiers threatens to run against more established candidates safely sold to special interests.

Latino voters of faith in Nevada, Arizona and California and Florida could tip the scales between Democratic, Republican, and Tea Party candidates.

In a June statement on her web site decrying what she referred to as an «Islamic training center,» Lou Ann Zelenik, a Republican candidate for U.S. Congress in Tennessee and a Tea Party favorite, argued that the center «is not part of a religious movement; it is a political movement.»

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A good amount of people are predicting a «tea party of the left» this midterms where farther left candidates displace both more moderate democrats and republicans alike, just like the Tea Party did to the Republican party in 20tea party of the left» this midterms where farther left candidates displace both more moderate democrats and republicans alike, just like the Tea Party did to the Republican party in party of the left» this midterms where farther left candidates displace both more moderate democrats and republicans alike, just like the Tea Party did to the Republican party in 20Tea Party did to the Republican party in Party did to the Republican party in party in 2010.

Also on the Republican internet campaign front, check out Dave Weigel's coverage of a Tea Party - oriented candidate Twitter debate, which he calls «the most dignity - shredding, IQ - lowering pseudo-event of the campaign so far,» and Kate Kaye's look at Republicans» online ad spending.

At the Democratic National Committee, aides already have started work on a database to link the most controversial statements of the Tea Party - backed candidates to possible Republican presidential aspirants.

This doesn't come as a huge surprise for the Democrat - turned - Republican - turned - independent mayor, particularly considering the extended interview he gave to the NY Times about his endorsements of candidates across the country whom he views as «centrist» in an effort to counteract the polarizing force of the Tea Party.

As I watched the Tea Party - sponsored Republican debate, I was disturbed by the lack of compassion for the disadvantaged touted by several of the candidates, Ron Paul in particular.

The two are prominent Republican and Tea Party backers and already Syracuse area Congressional Candidate Dan Maffei has seized on the issue and called on Congresswoman Ann Marie Buerkle to give back donations from the Koch brothers PAC.

National pundits began to speak of moderate Republican candidates being «Scozzafavaed» by tea party challengers and the GOP's conservative wing.

In Tea Party activists and in angry voters electing or putting on the ballot, excuse me, in primaries, people like Christine O'Donnell in Delaware — does that create a situation where the Republican Party in a general election is so out of the mainstream, is so filled with candidates who are so crazy that the party actually ends up blowing an incredible opportunity that's been handed to them on a silver platter and fails to capitalize in a significant way on the intense voter dissatisfacParty activists and in angry voters electing or putting on the ballot, excuse me, in primaries, people like Christine O'Donnell in Delaware — does that create a situation where the Republican Party in a general election is so out of the mainstream, is so filled with candidates who are so crazy that the party actually ends up blowing an incredible opportunity that's been handed to them on a silver platter and fails to capitalize in a significant way on the intense voter dissatisfacParty in a general election is so out of the mainstream, is so filled with candidates who are so crazy that the party actually ends up blowing an incredible opportunity that's been handed to them on a silver platter and fails to capitalize in a significant way on the intense voter dissatisfacparty actually ends up blowing an incredible opportunity that's been handed to them on a silver platter and fails to capitalize in a significant way on the intense voter dissatisfaction?

The deep - pocketed tea party super PAC FreedomWorks is endorsing Republican Senate candidate Wendy Long, her campaign this afternoon announced.

The tea party - backed candidate who tried to defeat Hanna in a primary two years ago won Tuesday night's three - way Republican contest.

Update 4:10 pm A Republican Super PAC has spent over $ 500,000 opposing a New York tea party candidate in the June 24th Republican primary.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, appearing on MSNBC's «Morning Joe» earlier today, said the Senate's Republican caucus is in danger of being taken over by the tea party should more candidates like Texas GOP candidate Ted Cruz succeed.

Instead, the campaign said the Republican presidential candidate would attend the Express» tea party rally Sunday evening in Concord, New Hampshire.

So far the results are 48 % for the Democratic nominee, 42 % for the Republican nominee, and 10 % to the two other candidates in the race, a Green Party nominee and independent Jack Davis, who was running under the Tea Party label.

Back in 2010, Paladino, a tea - party favorite, stole the nomination from Rick Lazio, who was the chosen candidate of the GOP Establishment — and in particular of Cox, who until he assumed leadership of the New York Republican Party was probably most known for his White House wedding to Richard Nixon's daughter Trparty favorite, stole the nomination from Rick Lazio, who was the chosen candidate of the GOP Establishment — and in particular of Cox, who until he assumed leadership of the New York Republican Party was probably most known for his White House wedding to Richard Nixon's daughter TrParty was probably most known for his White House wedding to Richard Nixon's daughter Tricia.

And the race between Republican state Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, Democrat Kathleen Hochul, the Erie County clerk, and Jack Davis, a once - conservative Democrat who is running as a so - called tea party candidate, is becoming more and more a referendum on House Republican plans to alter Medicare, as both sides filling the airwaves with television ads attacking the other side over Medicare.

Rand Paul, the U.S. Senate candidate favored to win the Republican primary here, is offering a series of conservative positions that is one of the most detailed articulations yet of how Tea Party principles would translate into governing.

With nearly 90 percent of precincts reporting, Hochul has 48 percent of the vote, Republican Jane Corwin 42 percent, self - proclaimed Tea Party candidate Jack Davis nine percent, and Green Party candidate Ian Murphy one percent.

Cuomo will face one of several Republicans candidates, including former congressman Rick Lazio, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy and Buffalo developer Carl Paladino, who is associated with the GOP's tea party movement.

The second - term congressman faces a potential Republican primary challenge from two conservative candidates — Michael Kicinski, of Earlville, an electronics engineer and member of the Norwich Tea Party Patriots, and Michael Vasquez, of Binghamton, an insurance agent and political blogger.

Two days after becoming the newest symbol of «tea party» politics, Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul of Kentucky thrust himself, his party and the movement into an uncomfortable conversation about the federal government's role in prohibiting racial discrimination and about a period of history that most politicians consider beyond debate.

Total spots in the Buffalo market last year topped 5,500, when Hochul, Republican Jane Corwin and Tea Party candidate Jack Davis ran for the seat vacated by Chris Lee.

The mayor has endorsed Mark S. Kirk, an Illinois Republican running for the Senate who beat back a Tea Party primary candidate, and he is supporting Joe Sestak, a Pennsylvania Democrat, for the Senate.

Some national conservative political pundits are comparing the Republican primary in the 22nd Congressional District in New York state tomorrow to the Virginia primary race that saw a Tea Party candidate beat an established Republican Party leader.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — State Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney, a conservative Republican with Tea Party support, emerged last week as the only candidate standing between U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna, R - Barneveld, and his election to a third term in Congress.

The 12 - term Republican lawmaker, who represents Ohio's 8th Congressional district, is expected to easily defeat challenges from two tea party candidates.

NEW YORK — Conservative Party candidate Rick Lazio today withdrew from the race for New York's governor, a decision that helps the chances of the tea party candidate who beat Lazio in the Republican priParty candidate Rick Lazio today withdrew from the race for New York's governor, a decision that helps the chances of the tea party candidate who beat Lazio in the Republican priparty candidate who beat Lazio in the Republican primary.

Fundraising efforts are just beginning, but tea party activists have already inspired serious challenges to establishment GOP Senate candidates Carly Fiorina in California and Charlie Crist in Florida; a similar insurgency in last month's House race in New York splintered local Republicans, leading to a Democratic victory.

Even Obama supporters should be able to figure out... if the Tea Party candidate was not in the race, the Republican would have won!!

Greenville, South Carolina (CNN)- South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley urged a crowd of Tea Party activists to hold Republican presidential candidates accountable for their tough rhetoric as they campaign through the early primary state.

Already, Republicans who won primaries with Tea Party backing — notably Senate candidates Sharron Angle in Nevada and Rand Paul in Kentucky — are facing withering Democratic attacks.

[43][44] Scozzafava also drew strong opposition from the Tea Party movement, with national Tea Party leader Michael Johns saying that his opposition to Scozzafava «was the first time in my 25 - year political and policy career that I ever opposed a Republican candidate.»

(CNN)- Longtime GOP Sen. Lamar Alexander easily won the Tennessee Republican primary Thursday, defeating tea party backed candidate state Rep. Joe Carr.

(CNN)- A leading national tea party group Thursday will endorse a conservative candidate who is primary challenging longtime Republican Sen. Dick Lugar of Indiana.

These «purists» — including Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty, Dick Armey, and Bill Kristol — are backing Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, revealing a wider rift within the conservative movement: the tea - party activist base versus «Big Tent» RepubliParty candidate Doug Hoffman, revealing a wider rift within the conservative movement: the tea - party activist base versus «Big Tent» Republiparty activist base versus «Big Tent» Republicans.

(CNN)-- The Tea Party Express continued its slate of endorsements Friday, throwing its support behind U.S. Senate candidate Mark Neumann ahead of Wisconsin's Republican primary August 14.

Gingrich also compared the Tea Party voters who propelled Paladino to victory in the Republican primary to the people who supported third - party candidate Ross Perot in the 1Party voters who propelled Paladino to victory in the Republican primary to the people who supported third - party candidate Ross Perot in the 1party candidate Ross Perot in the 1990s.

The Tea Party Express launched new ads supporting Delaware Republican primary Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell.

(CNN)-- Colorado Senate candidate Ken Buck is calling on fellow Republican Dan Maes to quit his bid for governor, the latest in a string of Colorado Republicans calling on the Tea Party favorite to step down before he is officially certified as the party's nominee later FrParty favorite to step down before he is officially certified as the party's nominee later Frparty's nominee later Friday.

The May 24th special election pits Republican New York State Assembly member Jane Corwin against Democrat Kathleen Hochul and independent Tea Party candidate Jack Davis, a conservative former Democrat who may siphon votes from Corwin.

Earlier Friday, Colorado Senate candidate Ken Buck called on Maes to quit his bid for governor, the latest in a string of Colorado Republicans calling on the Tea Party favorite to step down before he is officially certified as the party's nomParty favorite to step down before he is officially certified as the party's nomparty's nominee.