Sentences with phrase «called tea party candidate»

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.

Mark Williams, chairman of the Tea Party Express, called Paladino «a total fraud if he's calling himself a Tea Party candidate.

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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.

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.

City Council speaker introduces gubernatorial candidates Andrew Cuomo, calling Cuomo's Tea Party opponent Carl Paladino a bully.

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.»

Ian Murphy, who received national attention for posing as Tea Party funder David Koch in a phone call to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, was the Green Party candidate in the special election of May 24 for the 26th congressional district.

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.

(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.

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.

And with «tea party» sentiments riding high (and some candidates again calling to abolish the Department of Education while purging thoughtful folks like Mike Castle), it looks like «local control» and «states» rights» arguments may rule the day should the GOP take over one or both houses of Congress.

He's won 14 terms in office with just one close call for his seat: the 2010 primary when he almost lost to a Tea Party candidate.