Sentences with phrase «among tea party activists»

As states moved to implement the new Standards (and aligned assessments), an anti-Common Core coalition arose first on the far right among Tea Party activists and then from the left, particularly among teacher advocacy groups.

Washington (CNN)- Sarah Palin and Tim Pawlenty, two potential rivals for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, will meet in Minneapolis next month to help raise money for Rep. Michele Bachmann, an outspoken conservative and popular figure among Tea Party activists.

«What happened in Mississippi was appalling,» the freshman Republican senator from Texas — a rock star among tea party activists and other grassroots conservatives — said Monday.

Here in Kentucky, where the Republican Senate race has become a central front among Tea Party activists, Mr. Paul and Mr. Grayson are running to succeed Senator Jim Bunning, who is retiring.

If Palin does make a stab at presidential politics, she'll have a natural following among Tea Party activists, whose grassroots network is fueled by anger over the growth of the federal government and President Barack Obama's policies.

As she gets to know people who strongly oppose many of the ideas she famously champions, Hochschild nevertheless finds common ground and quickly warms to the people she meets - among them a Tea Party activist whose town has been swallowed by a sinkhole caused by a drilling accident - people whose concerns are actually ones that all Americans share: the desire for community, the embrace of family, and hopes for their children.

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Among those raising similar concerns are O'Brien Murray, a prominent GOP consultant in New York City, and Gary Perry, a member of the Tioga County Republican Committee with ties to Tea Party activists.

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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.