Sentences with phrase «with tea party activists»

This year, the black - helicopter set made common cause with Tea Party activists concerned about an over-reaching government, and more mainstream politicians are taking notice.

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My, my, my... There are disturbing problems with the GOP Tea Party Activists... the shot of Santorum with this article is the same group shot President Obama had with the Bapists Ministers during the 2008 Campaign.

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

With the Republicans heading further away from the centre in a bid to placate angry tea - party activists, are Syllenhaal and Biggs worried about the direction the right in America is taking?

Backers of Obamacare are hoping to generate enough of their own events this summer to counteract any repeat of August 2009, when tea party activists swarmed town hall meetings to try to stop what was then still a health reform bill with a shaky future in Congress.

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?

An overwhelming majority of delegates to the Maine Republican convention tonight voted to scrap the the proposed party platform and replace it with a document created by a group of Tea Party activparty platform and replace it with a document created by a group of Tea Party activParty activists.

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.

Tea party activists are struggling to rally behind a single presidential contender as disparate groups with conflicting priorities balance candidate viability with conservative purity on policies that extend well beyond the spending concerns that spawned the movement just two years ago.

(CNN)-- An anti-abortion Republican congressman from Tennessee, first elected in 2010 with support from tea party activists, testified at divorce proceedings in 2001 that he and his wife mutually agreed on her getting two abortions, according to court transcripts released to CNN Friday.

At a small gathering this morning in Upper Senate Park, Tea Party activists sang The 12 Days of Christmas, refashioned with lyrics about the problems under President Obama.

Among those raising similar concerns are O'Brien Murray, a prominent GOP consultant in New York City, and Gary Perry, a member of the Tioga County Republican Committee with ties to Tea Party activists.

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.

Wagner has recently run into trouble with conservative Tea Party activists.

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.

In reality, the mushrooming protests have been organized similarly to the very first tea party rallies, by novice political activists (some with campaign experience) getting permits or crowdsourcing their tactics.

But many tea party activists don't agree with the strategy.

«Tea Party activists are kicking off a grand national tour this weekend with an event targeting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D - NV) in his small home town of Searchlight, Nevada — an event that Tea Party Express describes as a «conservative Woodstock.»

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.

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.

O'Donnell, with the help of Tea Party activists, defeated establishment favorite Mike Castle Tuesday in the Republican Senate primary.

Pierson, a conservative activist with tea party support, is a strong backer of Sen. Ted Cruz, R - Texas.

(CNN)- Tea Party activists marked Tax Day with a high - profile rally in Washington, DC, and other protests across the country, but President Obama says the anti-tax movement actually owes him a thank you.

Washington (CNN)-- A new report by a nonprofit organization estimates that there are 67,000 Tea Party activists throughout the country, which is at odds with estimates by a handful of conservatives including Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele.

Many activists I talked with during the movement's rapid rise considered him «antithetical to everything the Tea Party stands for,» as one Wisconsin Tea Party leader told me, and their philosophy of fiscal restraint and limited government was much closer to the libertarian - leaning Kochs than to Rove and the party establishParty stands for,» as one Wisconsin Tea Party leader told me, and their philosophy of fiscal restraint and limited government was much closer to the libertarian - leaning Kochs than to Rove and the party establishParty leader told me, and their philosophy of fiscal restraint and limited government was much closer to the libertarian - leaning Kochs than to Rove and the party establishparty establishment.

Romney is the latest in a long line of national GOP figures to back Rubio, whose campaign has galvanized conservatives and Tea Party activists around the country frustrated with the Obama administration and government spending.

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

Once the document is finalized it will be immediately distributed to Tea Party activists to use as a guide as they request meetings with key senators to discuss Kagan's nomination.

Helmke said some tea party activists have come away happy after meetings with Lugar, but it's clear that many have not.

With characteristic bravado, DeLay expressed confidence throughout the trial that he would be exonerated, and he suggested that his victory would open the door to a more active role in federal politics after spending the past four years cooling his heels as a Republican consultant and an informal adviser to tea party activists.

Washington (CNN)-- House Minority Leader John Boehner, R - Ohio, told conservative activists Thursday that the Republican Party should not try to take over the Tea Party movement, but rather work closely with these grassroots activists.

His stance aligns him with conservative Tea Party activists, many of whom have expressed reservations about the deal.

According to the Courier - Post, some party activists were uncomfortable with the plan, but they collected the requisite number of signatures, and now a picture framer named Peter DeStefano is on the ballot on the NJ Tea Party party activists were uncomfortable with the plan, but they collected the requisite number of signatures, and now a picture framer named Peter DeStefano is on the ballot on the NJ Tea Party Party line.

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.

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.

Tea Party activists get their 2nd big victory in a row following Bennett's defeat with Paul's victory in Bluegrass State!

TAYLOR: Wearing a red make America great again hat, Mel McGinnis was one of the handful of tea party faithful in the crowd frustrated with the progressive activists.

Brat offset the the cash disadvantage with endorsements from conservative activists like radio host Laura Ingraham, and with help from local tea party activists angry at Cantor.

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.

«There are over 300 data elements the government is going to be collecting about your children and about you,» Tim Curtis, an activist with the tea party group 9/12, said in Tampa.

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.

In fighting the Common Core, some tea party activists have made common cause with elements of the progressive education blob that always resist rigor, measurement and accountability.

«There are over 300 data elements the government is going to be collecting about your children and about you,» said Tim Curtis, an activist with the tea party group 9/12, at a meeting in Tampa about Common Core on Oct. 15.

Mariano argues that a «fiscally conservative, socially liberal, and ecologically conscious» version of the Tea Party could address issues not raised by the current crop of conservative and libertarian activists... in a manner that aligns with a focus on limited government intrusion into the market.

Across the country, activists with ties to the Tea Party are railing against all sorts of local and state efforts to control sprawl and conserve energy.

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.

-LSB-...] was one of the most interesting panels of the conference, with libertarian Jerry Taylor and Tea Party activist Debbie Dooley.

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