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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.

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.

Others said they knew of fellow Tea Party activists who refused to come to the meeting because they do not trust the Republican leadership.

Cantor has compiled a solidly conservative voting record in his tenure, but he was sometimes viewed with suspicion by tea party activists who said he had been in Congress too long and was insufficiently committed to blocking immigration legislation.

I am a tea party activist who is endorsing the Governor's budget (Organizer, Ulster Orange Tea Party), and because of my position, I received some hate mail, including one that accuses me of being «un-Patriotic.»

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 believe?

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.

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.

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In Tea Party activists and in angry voters electing or putting on the ballot, excuse me, in primaries, people like Christine O'Donnell in Delaware — does that create a situation where the Republican Party in a general election is so out of the mainstream, is so filled with candidates who are so crazy that the party actually ends up blowing an incredible opportunity that's been handed to them on a silver platter and fails to capitalize in a significant way on the intense voter dissatisfacParty activists and in angry voters electing or putting on the ballot, excuse me, in primaries, people like Christine O'Donnell in Delaware — does that create a situation where the Republican Party in a general election is so out of the mainstream, is so filled with candidates who are so crazy that the party actually ends up blowing an incredible opportunity that's been handed to them on a silver platter and fails to capitalize in a significant way on the intense voter dissatisfacParty in a general election is so out of the mainstream, is so filled with candidates who are so crazy that the party actually ends up blowing an incredible opportunity that's been handed to them on a silver platter and fails to capitalize in a significant way on the intense voter dissatisfacparty actually ends up blowing an incredible opportunity that's been handed to them on a silver platter and fails to capitalize in a significant way on the intense voter dissatisfaction?

Mel McGinnis, who donned one of Trump's signature «Make America Great Again» red hats was another Tea Party faithful in the crowd, frustrated with the progressive activists and their interruptions.

Here in Kentucky, where the Republican Senate race has become a central front among Tea Party activists, Mr. Paul and Mr. Grayson are running to succeed Senator Jim Bunning, who is retiring.

(CNN)- Newt Gingrich is a one - state wonder who is unlikely to play out as the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney sought by some tea party activists, one of the movement's driving forces said Sunday.

The minor party is also expected to name former tea party activist Frank Seabrook of Wading River against State Sen. Kenneth LaValle of Port Jefferson, who is a cousin of the GOP county leader.

«My strategy is all the above, and it's basically to get in front of the really heart of the party - the activists, the really hard - core Republicans who are the loyal primary voters and the tea party folks,» she said.

«Wagner was one of two local Assemblymen out of a total of 15 Legislators statewide who were signatories to a letter encouraging Congress to pass an amnesty bill,» wrote Kelly Hubbard, a Tea Party activist in Orange County.

Hoosier Republicans overwhelmingly chose to replace Lugar with Richard Mourdock, a longtime GOP operative who benefited from manpower and money from tea party activists and outside groups determined to topple the six - term veteran.

The senator, who's part of a political dynasty in Alaska, was upset in the August 24 primary by once - longshot attorney Joe Miller, who enjoyed strong support from Tea Party activists and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

Carl Paladino, a Buffalo - area businessman who appeals to many Tea Party activists, is further splintering Republican votes.

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.

But Altschuler has also incurred the ire of tea party activists, who say he has exported jobs to Asia and is an extreme liberal because he once belonged to the Green Pparty activists, who say he has exported jobs to Asia and is an extreme liberal because he once belonged to the Green PartyParty.

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.

Many tea party activists view Fiorina as too liberal and have fueled an upstart challenge by state Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, who has been active in tea party protests.

Age: 57 Hometown: West Hartford Occupation: Businessman, former West Hartford Town Council member Background: A far - right conservative, Visconti is a staunch gun rights activist who identifies with the Tea Party movement.

(CNN)- A conservative activist who's challenging a top House Republican Wednesday landed an endorsement from a leading national tea party organization.

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.

But their message clashed with critics who cast Tea Party activists as «victims of misinformation.»

Washington (CNN)- Tea Party activists are becoming engaged in the nomination fight over who will replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court.

Vanessa Williamson is a Ph.D. student in Government at Harvard University, who has done in - depth ethnographic and interview research on Tea Party activists.

Paul is a favorite of the Tea Party activists in the state, who believe in fiscal discipline and championing the under - represented, but Paul said he didn't think his choice of venue sent an unusual message.

Cruz's stance puts him at odds with Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, a Republican member of the «Gang of Eight,» who was also elected (in 2010) with strong support from tea party activists.

Ayotte, who was considered the GOP establishment candidate, pulled out a narrow victory in the final hours of the primary against her main opponent, Ovide Lamontagne, who enjoyed the support of many Tea Party activists.

Among Republicans, the candidates most frequently mentioned include Mr. Weiner's 2010 rival, Bob Turner; Councilman Eric A. Ulrich; and Andy Sullivan, a construction worker who is also a Tea Party activist.

Murkowski was defeated in Alaska's GOP primary by the once - little - known Miller, who enjoyed the backing of Tea Party activists and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

They're planning to help Paladino, who has been strongly identified with the conservative - activist Tea Party movement, to launch a New York Tea Party, much as billionaire Rochester political gadfly Tom Golisano's gubernatorial campaign launched the Independence Party in 1994.

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.

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.

And the American Conservative Union, which organizes the annual conference, announced Thursday that Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who was elected to the Senate in 2010 with strong support from tea party activists, will give an address at the event.

Carl Rove, the former GOP strategist and adviser to former president George Bush, suggested O'Donnell - who swept to victory with the help of Tea Party activists - could cost the Republicans a chance to retake a senate seat from the Democrats.

But when school districts were told by states around 2011 that they would have to change their curricula to fit the Core — states had to overhaul their overall standards and testing plans first — opposition exploded, first from tea - party activists, then from progressives who chaffed under Washington - driven, test - fixated education.

All of the defectors, so far, are states led by Republican governors who have taken considerable heat from tea party activists and GOP legislators who oppose Common Core as an overreach by the federal government.

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.

President Obama proposed fiscal stimulus but, under pressure from the Tea Party activists, the Republicans who controlled Congress rejected higher spending.

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.