Sentences with phrase «backed tea party candidate»

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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:

Bellavia backed businessman and tea party candidate Jack Davis last time out over Corwin.

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.

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.

O'Donnell became the latest Tea Party - backed candidate this election season to defeat an incumbent candidate after she easily beat long - time Rep. Mike Castle in the contentious Senate primary.

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

According to statistics on an NBC blog, overall, 32 % of the candidates that were backed by the Tea Party or identified themselves as a Tea Party member won election.

Angle, a Tea Party - backed candidate who lost to Democrat and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the 2010 election, said in a statement posted on her Facebook page, «The tea party movement stood with me through a hard fought race against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.&raqTea Party - backed candidate who lost to Democrat and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the 2010 election, said in a statement posted on her Facebook page, «The tea party movement stood with me through a hard fought race against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.&rParty - backed candidate who lost to Democrat and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the 2010 election, said in a statement posted on her Facebook page, «The tea party movement stood with me through a hard fought race against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.&raqtea party movement stood with me through a hard fought race against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.&rparty movement stood with me through a hard fought race against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.»

(CNN)- Sharron Angle, the long - shot Tea Party - backed candidate who almost defeated Senate Majority Leady Harry Reid in last year's midterm elections, is hitting the road this week and it looks like another election may be on her mind.

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.

The other person in the contest, tea party candidate Jack Davis, a conservative Democrat, has backed out of the debate, and says both Corwin and Hochul are lying about his record.

Never mind bragging rights, Chuck's best chance at being the first Jewish majority leader seemed to fade yesterday as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid beat back a spirited challenge from a Tea Party candidate in Nevada.

Scozzafava, who is not seeking re-election this fall, endorsed Democrat Bill Owens after she was pushed out of the NY - 23 race by Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate who drew support of Tea Partiers trying to push the national GOP to the right and punish party leaders for backing a pro-gay marriage, pro-choice modeParty candidate who drew support of Tea Partiers trying to push the national GOP to the right and punish party leaders for backing a pro-gay marriage, pro-choice modeparty leaders for backing a pro-gay marriage, pro-choice moderate.

Koch, who is best known as a Tea Party funder (and the guy impersonated by NY - 26 candidate / Buffalo Beast editor Ian Murphy during his prank call to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker), helped finance the counter-protest during the Badger State's union - backed «week of rage.»

Pataki used Revere America to travel the nation during the 2010 election cycle and advocate for repeal of the law — a message many of the Tea Party - backed GOP congressional candidates successfully embraced and rode to victory in November.

FreedomWorks, which has provided much of the organizational heft behind the Tea Party movement, clashed with the RNC last fall when they endorsed an independent conservative in a New York congressional race over the GOP - backed candidate.

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.

Kimball's win came after he and several other tea - party - backed candidates had come up short in recent races: last year, Kimball placed second in the GOP's gubernatorial primary and another tea - party favorite, Ovide Lamontagne, came up short in his bid for the GOP Senate nod.

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.

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

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.

When CQ Roll Call asked Miller about his preference between challenging the senator or at - large congressman, the tea party - backed two - time Senate candidate demurred.

Meanwhile, a tea party - backed candidate has signaled interest as well.

That's why Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.) aired his first attack ad against Sharron Angle just three days after the tea party - backed candidate won the June 9 GOP primary.

(CNN)- A leading conservative grassroots organization that spent millions of dollars helping elect Tea Party backed candidates in the midterm elections is holding a two day retreat in Baltimore, Maryland Thursday and Friday for many of those soon to be congressional lawmakers.

Paladino supporter Deborah Busch, a Tea Party - backed candidate running against Assemblyman Jack McEneny, D - Albany, said that was her major takeaway.

A Democratic candidate for the 19th City Council District is outraged with Dan Halloran for announcing plans to attend a fundraiser held by Tea Party backed Republican Congressman Allen West.

(CNN)- Third - party Colorado gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo, the former Republican congressman, wants GOP nominee Dan Maes out of the race, telling CNN the Tea Party - backed candidate is a «total fraud.&rparty Colorado gubernatorial candidate Tom Tancredo, the former Republican congressman, wants GOP nominee Dan Maes out of the race, telling CNN the Tea Party - backed candidate is a «total fraud.&rParty - backed candidate is a «total fraud.»

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.

Kelly Ayotte won the GOP nomination for New Hampshire Senate, with a 1,667 vote - lead over Tea - Party - backed candidate Ovide Lamontagne.

O'Donnell, the Tea Party backed candidate who upset the mainstream Republican favorite in the primary, appeared nervous at the start but quickly went on the attack, accusing Coons of raising taxes and offering a «rubber stamp» to Obama administration policies if elected.

Rep. Bob Inglis, a six - term Republican Congressman from South Carolina and member of the House Committee on Science and Technology, lost his primary bid for re-election to a Tea Party - backed candidate who accused him of not being conservative enough, at least in part because of his record of accepting reality on climate change.