Sentences with phrase «for tea party activists»

Since the repeal debate began, protesters have made direct confrontations with elected officials a central part of their opposition to the Republican bill — copying what worked for tea party activists, who packed Democratic town halls during the lengthy 2009 - 2010 Affordable Care Act debate.

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The coalition is drawing attention because it has the potential of providing the infrastructure for a grassroots conservative movement that now includes tea party activists and social conservatives.

He is, however, angry with Paladino for perpetuating the myth that all Tea Party activists are racist.

Strategists for front - running gu bernatorial hopeful Andrew Cuomo have concluded that they prefer wealthy, bomb - throwing Tea Party activist Carl Paladino to nearly bankrupt and lackluster former US Rep. Rick Lazio as their GOP opponent, The Post has learned.

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.

Tea Party activists have expressed support for Republican politicians Sarah Palin, Dick Armey, Michele Bachmann, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz.

Standing in front of a large orange - and - black «Paladino for Governor» banner, Golombek joked that he wasn't the only Democrat in the room, noting Rus Thompson, a WNY Tea Party activist and state comptroller candidate on Paladino's Taxpayers Party line, is, too.

almost all Tea Party activists are united in the demands for a smaller federal government, lower taxes, Congressional term limits, and a balanced budget.

Steve Lonegan, former mayor of Bogota, New Jersey, two - time N.J. gubernatorial candidate and director of the New Jersey chapter of Americans for Prosperity, and «Barbara from Harlem,» a regular guest on Sean Hannity's radio program, will address the Tea Party activists about the 2012 elections and the state of politics in the United States today.

Tea Party activist Rus Thompson said he was concerned for Arnold but didn't want to make any comment about the situation until he had all the details about what happened.

, Rand Paul is not a cult figure for libertarians and Tea Party activists — not yet.

* Tea Party activists, including representatives from the powerful group FreedomWorks, are meeting in Utah to decide whether or not they will support a primary challenge for Sen. Orrin Hatch.

«The x-factor in Arizona is whether the primaries that come before it — Kentucky, for example — embolden tea party activists to bring down McCain.»

Tenney says she finds it ironic that town halls, which have become such an issue for decidedly liberal activists who oppose a repeal of the Affordable Care Act, became a thing, when tea party conservatives railed against that legislation during the 2010 election cycle.

Greenville, South Carolina (CNN)- South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley urged a crowd of Tea Party activists to hold Republican presidential candidates accountable for their tough rhetoric as they campaign through the early primary state.

Kimball's win was a boon for New Hampshire's tea party activists after several of their candidates had fallen short in recent statewide races.

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During a 2009 contest in upstate New York, tea party activists revolted against the national party for trying to foist an establishment candidate on them.

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GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. — For a man who has earned his reputation by making noise, Tea Party activist Rus Thompson has been noticeably quiet of late.

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The four - day convention for left - leaning bloggers, thinkers and activists is themed «This ain't no tea party.»

In Florida, where the national party has signaled its preference for centrist Gov. Charlie Crist in the GOP Senate primary, tea party activists are lining up behind former state House Speaker Marco Rubio in reaction to Crist's public backing for President Barack Obama's stimulus package.

In Washington State, Palin had backed Tea Party activist Clint Didier in his bid for the Senate over businessman Dino Rossi, the favorite of national Republicans.

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.

Paladino is known for his colorful, blunt language and «Mad as Hell» campaign theme that made him a favorite of anti-establishment conservatives and Tea Party activists.

Over the weekend, the Buffalo News reported that Republican petitions were being ciculated for Thompson, a Tea Party activist who served as an adviser and driver for Paladino's gubernatorial campaign, for the 60th Senate district.

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.

Stephen Flanagan, a gravelly - voiced Tea Party activist, spent most of May and June in the back room of a dilapidated Long Island office complex lobbying for Andrew Cuomo's property - tax cap, which finally passed as part of Albany's big budget package.

The saga of the Florida Tea Party, the third - party ticket that grass - roots activists accuse of being a front for Rep. Alan Grayson (D - Party, the third - party ticket that grass - roots activists accuse of being a front for Rep. Alan Grayson (D - party ticket that grass - roots activists accuse of being a front for Rep. Alan Grayson (D - Fla.)

[210][211] Rubio's stance on military, foreign policy and national security issues — such as his support for arming the Syrian rebels and for the NSA — alienated some libertarian - oriented Tea Party activists.

Ackerman, 67, who was first elected in 1983, was slammed by Tea Party activists during a series of protests and disturbances at his public appearances for grievances including his vote for President Barack Obama's health - care overhaul.

The conservative congresswoman from Minnesota, who's a favorite of many Tea Party activists, won approval for the new organization late last week from the Democratic leadership.

Although Tea Party activists have launched a campaign against the incumbent Indiana senator, whom they accuse of being too moderate, Lugar will report $ 900,000 in contributions for the second quarter of fundraising to the Federal Election Commission according to an e-mail sent to supporters Tuesday.

A clear majority of GOP lawmakers voted for that option, a bow to tea party activists who helped drive Republicans into the House majority in 2010.

(CNN)- Sarah Palin bucked the GOP establishment on Thursday when she endorsed Washington state Tea Party activist Clint Didier in his bid for the Senate.

IT SOUNDS like an afternoon snack for astronauts, but Tea Party in Space is actually a conservative activist group trying to reform US space policy.

For Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, the first identifiable fork in the road appeared last August as he addressed the RedState Gathering, a meeting of conservative activists with tea party leanings, in New Orleans.

Tea party activists (including Dan Forest) have attacked the standards for being not much more than a government take - over of education.

The same month, Stephen Colbert ridiculed Wake County tea party activists for suggesting we should «experiment» to see how kids do in high poverty schools, as if we didn't have enough data from districts like Detroit.

This bill to reject Common Core is being sponsored by Senator Vicki Marble, a tea party activist who recently made a name for herself for bizarre comments on race.

But the standards have since become red meat for everyone from Tea Party activists, who cry government overreach, to lefty soccer moms, who rail against their «corporate» approach.

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.

Down south, an unorthodox coalition of Tea Party members, environmental activists, libertarians and others have gathered under the flag of Floridians for Solar Choice.

Such intolerance of disagreement is something for which conservatives and Tea Party activists are often criticized, and is the type of ideological purity that has made our national politics a mess.

A recent Washington Post article chronicles the AFP - funded journey of one prominent tea party activist to Cancun for the UN Climate Conference.

Gelbspan lampoons tea - party activists for viewing climate change mitigation efforts as «as a conspiracy to impose world government and a sweeping redistribution of wealth», yet in a 2012 amateur audio interview, he offers the following insight at the four minute point: (profanity alert)

The strong Republican front against established science includes entrenched Senate leaders as well as the new wave of radical conservatives endorsed by the Tea Party activists, says a report by the Center for American Progress.

Now, as they prepare for a wide - open primary season, many of the Republicans are searching for ways to explain themselves to a conservative voting base full of hungry tea party activists and climate skeptics who don't take kindly to environmental issues so closely linked with Al Gore.

Americans, for example, absorb the principles of the Bill of Rights with their mother's milk — be they Tea Party activists or Democrat Liberals.