Sentences with phrase «by tea party candidate»

Respected moderates like Mike Castle were eliminated in the 2010 GOP primaries by Tea Party candidates.

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I used to be a repub till congress was taken over by the tea party and Romney as our candidate.I can not support a man who is a draft dodger and a tax evader.The repub congress has done nothing for vets, nothing for the middleclass.All of the good repubs have gone or have been forced out by the extremists that care nothing for the average joe or veterans like myself.Until we get real candidates that care for the middleclass and vets I will not vote for the repubs.Honor and respect, and caring for this nation is what the repubs used to stand for, now we have wackjobs from the tea party holding america hostage and thats as un patriotic as it gets, it is hurting many americans, our economy and soldiers who are looking for work.

Unfortunately, for all of us, these same controlled individuals do things like vote for Tea Party candidates and are brainwashed into thinking that they are doing what is good for the country by demanding Tea Party policies.

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.

But yesterday's appalling comment by Tea Party senatorial candidate Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri took things to a whole new level,» Gillibrand writes in the fundraising email.

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

Much of the excitement was generated by special guest Congressional candidate Sean Patrick Maloney, who is running against Tea Party favorite Nan Hayworth, in the new NY - 18 District in the Hudson Valley.

The poll, conducted for Hochul's campaign by Global Strategy Group, shows Corwin leading Hochul just 31 percent to 30 percent, with Jack Davis, an independent candidate running on the Tea Party ballot line, picking up 26 percent.

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.

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.

The millionaire Buffalo businessman, who last week became his party's candidate for governor, has shaped much of his Tea Party message by railing against government spending and vowing Draconian bureaucratic bloodletparty's candidate for governor, has shaped much of his Tea Party message by railing against government spending and vowing Draconian bureaucratic bloodletParty message by railing against government spending and vowing Draconian bureaucratic bloodletting.

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.

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.»

Interestingly, the keynote address for that dinner is to be delivered by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the once and possibly future GOP presidential hopeful who endorsed the Tea Party Delaware US Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell, who won her primary race this week.

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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.

What does the Tea Party or any conservative group have to gain by attacking New York WFP in one of the very few jurisdictions in the country a Tea Party candidate is going to lose in a walk?

Carl Paladino During a heated altercation on the campaign trail, 2010 tea - party gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino threatened a New York Post editor by saying «I'll take you out.»

Democrat Schreibman, since being nominated by his party in June, has characterized Gibson as a right - wing Tea - Party candidate out of touch with core values established over 20 - year tenure by retiring incumbent Maurice Hinchey, a Demoparty in June, has characterized Gibson as a right - wing Tea - Party candidate out of touch with core values established over 20 - year tenure by retiring incumbent Maurice Hinchey, a DemoParty candidate out of touch with core values established over 20 - year tenure by retiring incumbent Maurice Hinchey, a Democrat.

Former senator Dan Coats triumphed in Indiana's Republican Senate primary on Tuesday night, beating out two candidates who had sought to upend the longtime legislator by tapping into the energy of the national «tea party» movement.

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.

[10] During the campaign, the Stark campaign circulated a flyer accusing Swalwell of being a Tea Party candidate — an accusation knocked down by both Swalwell and the San Jose Mercury News.

Both candidates were already familiar faces on national TV before the campaign: Cuccinelli became a tea party favorite by leading the legal challenge to President Obama's health - care initiative, and McAuliffe was prominent as a fundraiser for President Bill Clinton and Democratic party chairman.

A spokesman for Turner said the candidate has not endorsed Paladino, who won last week's Republican primary, has been cheered by the Tea Party movement and is running against Democratic state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

NEW YORK — In a surge of support fueled by Tea Party activists, Republicans picked former CIA officer and author Gary Berntsen as their candidate against Sen. Chuck Schumer.

In order to help freshman Democratic congressman John Adler win reelection this year in this conservative - leaning district, which had been occupied by a Republican for 25 years prior to 2008, the Democratic Party conspired to plant a fake tea - party candidate on the ballot to siphon votes away from Republican nominee Jon RuParty conspired to plant a fake tea - party candidate on the ballot to siphon votes away from Republican nominee Jon Ruparty candidate on the ballot to siphon votes away from Republican nominee Jon Runyan.

However, CNN has identified 21 candidates in the «CNN 100» list of most competitive House races who were either Tea Party activists or whose campaigns were helped significantly by the Tea Party movement.

Education Choice Unifies Republican Presidential Candidates October 12, 2015 by Brett Kittredge What if there was one issue that could unite a Baptist minister turned governor with a former Fortune 500 CEO or one of the Senate's leading libertarians with one of the Tea Party's strongest allies in the Senate?

Though the law was initiated and signed by a Republican president, presidential candidates like Mitt Romney and Rick Perry, who once supported it, now talk about getting the federal government out of education, echoing Tea Party members who deem federal involvement a constitutional travesty.

As we all saw in the 2010 mid-term elections, if any Republican isn't prepared to drink the Plutocratic Kool - Aid, they can count on being opposed by a massively - financed Tea Party candidate in their next primary.

According to that article, some Tea Party candidates are pushing to return to the good old days when Senators were appointed by state legislatures.