Sentences with phrase «help tea party candidate»

«It's no wonder that fringe groups like the NRA are doing everything they can to help tea party candidate Mark Obenshain, because he agrees with them and votes with them,» Herring campaign spokesman Matt Wojtkun said in an e-mail.

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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.»

The Tea Party Express, a leading Tea Party organization, endorsed O'Donnell on July 21 and spent more than $ 250,000 to help the once long shot candidate defeat Castle, a brand name in Delaware thanks to two terms as governor and the past 18 years as the statewide congressman.

NEW YORK — Conservative Party candidate Rick Lazio today withdrew from the race for New York's governor, a decision that helps the chances of the tea party candidate who beat Lazio in the Republican priParty candidate Rick Lazio today withdrew from the race for New York's governor, a decision that helps the chances of the tea party candidate who beat Lazio in the Republican priparty candidate who beat Lazio in the Republican primary.

While it might be expected that the party would support a lifelong member and landslide - winning candidate, Democrats waited until after Cuomo had garnered support from the state Conservative Party, business coalitions and even tea party groups — entities more accustomed to blasting Democrats than helping party would support a lifelong member and landslide - winning candidate, Democrats waited until after Cuomo had garnered support from the state Conservative Party, business coalitions and even tea party groups — entities more accustomed to blasting Democrats than helping Party, business coalitions and even tea party groups — entities more accustomed to blasting Democrats than helping party groups — entities more accustomed to blasting Democrats than helping them.

Want to help the Tea Party activist who realizes that the only meaningful pain they can inflict upon the political party that has betrayed them is to vote for another candidate that stands for what they belParty activist who realizes that the only meaningful pain they can inflict upon the political party that has betrayed them is to vote for another candidate that stands for what they belparty that has betrayed them is to vote for another candidate that stands for what they believe?

(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.

Rand Paul, an ophthalmologist and first - time political candidate, has drawn a large amount of support from Tea Party activists in the state that has helped propel him into the lead, according to recent Louisville Courier - Journal / WHAS Bluegrass Polls.

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.

It also helps that his only opposition is Republican candidate Glenn Nocera, a Tea Party leader competing in an overwhelmingly liberal and Democratic slice of Brooklyn.

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.