Sentences with phrase «state tea party groups»

In May, state tea party groups sent a letter to Walker and the Legislature accusing the Common Core of being all sorts of bad things, including an «educational fraud» and something of a federal takeover of education.

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A group of Tea Party activists has launched a Website in hopes of pressuring Rick Lazio to drop out of the general election and cede the state Conservative Party line and request that Row D and Row B be «unified under a single candidate.»

«This whole situation has sparked a huge and in many ways contentious debate between TEA Party groups across the state.

Thompson is soliciting a «simple one or two sentence statement» from the various Tea Party groups statewide on whether they support Caputo's efforts, adding: «He can not be allowed to be seen as speaking for the entire TEA Party movement across the state.&raqTea Party groups statewide on whether they support Caputo's efforts, adding: «He can not be allowed to be seen as speaking for the entire TEA Party movement across the state.&raqTEA Party movement across the state.»

The group tells CNN that their convention will be held on September 24th in Greenfield, Indiana and that it will include both a convention style format and a straw poll, with two delegates each from 55 tea party groups from across the state voting.

In May, Mourdock toppled longtime Indiana Republican Sen. Richard Lugar in a bitter primary contest with the support of national, state and local tea party groups.

Still, he said anti-establishment energy by voters could come to play further down the Republican primary ballot in his state, where Rep. Martha Roby is facing opposition by Becky Gerritson the leader of the Wetumpka, Ala., tea party group.

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.

(CNN)- Two of the nation's prominent tea party groups will merge for a Wisconsin bus tour in support of six Republican state senators facing recall elections.

There was deep overlap between the attendees, Tea Party groups and other dissatisfied conservatives whose anger with state politics was forged by Cuomo's 2013 gun control law, the SAFE Act.

On the wall next to Flanagan's desk is a large map of New York State, with push pins attached to Post-Its, on which he jots the names and locations of other Tea Party groups, some of which he coordinated with during the fight for the tax - cap.

Flanagan, a 57 - year - old trade - directory publisher who once had aspirations of running for office, is now a study in conservative grassroots activism, illustrating both the way in which Tea Party groups can figure into policy fights even in a liberal state like New York, and how they maximize the influence they have with public officials.

All the States that are suing to challenge Obama's Health Care legislation plus the Tea Party activists + the IRS plane guy, the Pentagon shooter, the Holocaust museum shooter + the groups sending letters threatening democratic state governors and legislators = the new rebellion.

All the States that are suing to challenge Obama's Health Care legislation plus the Tea Party activists + the IRS plane guy, the Pentagaon shooter, the Holocost museum shooter + the groups sneding letters threatening democratic state governors and legislators = the new rebellion.

Tea party groups have suddenly begun pressuring Republican state lawmakers to reassess their support for the bipartisan initiative on Common Core Learning Standards backed by President Obama.

That started to change last summer, when local tea party groups began protesting what they viewed as the latest intrusion by an overreaching federal government — even though the impetus had come from the states.

As states moved to implement the new Standards (and aligned assessments), an anti-Common Core coalition arose first on the far right among Tea Party activists and then from the left, particularly among teacher advocacy groups.

Other states have wavered in their initial support for the Common Core in response to pressure from tea party groups.

Amid the gargantuan white pines, Macuga has assembled a broad group of individuals related to her research, including artists connected to the Walker, its current and past directors, and Tea Party activists she photographed at a Tax Day rally last year outside the Minnesota State Capitol.

The simmering controversy sheds light on the vast influence of the Koch political machine, which spans from the top conservative think tanks, Republican politicians, a small army of contracted lobbyists, and Tea Party front groups in nearly every state.

In the Ungovernable States of America, a group of right - wing ideologues under the Tea Party banner effectively held their country (and their party) ransom in their zeal to cut Medicare and other government spending (except the militParty banner effectively held their country (and their party) ransom in their zeal to cut Medicare and other government spending (except the militparty) ransom in their zeal to cut Medicare and other government spending (except the military).