Sentences with phrase «tea party activists also»

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Caputo also urged support for Cuomo's first budget deal, which caused another former Paladino campaign aide and WNY Tea Party activist, Rus Thompson, to accuse Caputo of going rogue and acting without Paladino's permission.

The minor party is also expected to name former tea party activist Frank Seabrook of Wading River against State Sen. Kenneth LaValle of Port Jefferson, who is a cousin of the GOP county leader.

But Altschuler has also incurred the ire of tea party activists, who say he has exported jobs to Asia and is an extreme liberal because he once belonged to the Green Pparty activists, who say he has exported jobs to Asia and is an extreme liberal because he once belonged to the Green PartyParty.

Tea party activists are also lining up behind challengers to GOP establishment - backed Senate candidates in Colorado and Connecticut.

The challenge for Caligiuri, an establishment candidate, is securing the support of the Tea Party activists who backed Republican Mark Greenberg in the primary while also appealing to the 45 percent of voters in the district who are registered independents.

Cruz's stance puts him at odds with Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a Republican member of the «Gang of Eight,» who was also elected (in 2010) with strong support from tea party activists.

Among Republicans, the candidates most frequently mentioned include Mr. Weiner's 2010 rival, Bob Turner; Councilman Eric A. Ulrich; and Andy Sullivan, a construction worker who is also a Tea Party activist.