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Tea party victories
Loading ...Christine O’Donnell upended nine-term Rep. Mike Castle in Delaware’s Republican Senate primary on Tuesday. The Tea Party Express, former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., backed O’Donnell, while former Texas Rep. Dick Armey’s FreedomWorks groups remained neutral. Here’s how some other candidates supported by Palin and tea party activists have fared during the 2010 election campaign:
Alaska: Lawyer and tea party favorite Joe Miller’s surprise GOP primary win has left Sen. Lisa Murkowski pondering a write-in candidacy.
Colorado: Republicans have tried to get their nominee for governor, tea party favorite Dan Maes, to quit the race. He’s claimed he worked as an undercover police officer in Kansas — statements that have not been corroborated by authorities — and he once suggested that a Denver bike-sharing program is part of a U.N. conspiracy to control American cities.
Georgia: Karen Handel, who was backed by Palin, lost the GOP governor’s race to Nathan Deal. In the race for Deal’s congressional seat, former state Rep. Tom Graves, who was supported by several tea party groups, defeated former state Sen. Lee Hawkins.
Kentucky: Rand Paul defeated Republican establishment favorite Trey Grayson in the Senate primary.
Maryland: Former Gov. Robert Ehrlich defeated investor Brian Murphy, who was endorsed by Palin in the Republican primary for governor.
Nevada: Sharron Angle says “I am the tea party,” and endorsements from out-of-state groups including the Tea Party Express and Club for Growth helped her defeat former state Republican leader Sue Lowden in the June primary. She is looking to knock out Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
New Hampshire: The GOP Senate primary between former state Attorney General Kelly Ayotte (the choice of Palin and anti-abortion groups) and Manchester lawyer Ovide Lamontagne (the choice of DeMint and local tea party activists) ended with a narrow Ayotte victory.
South Carolina: Nikki Haley trailed for months before a tea party surge and Palin’s endorsement lifted her to the GOP nomination for governor.
Utah: Sen. Bob Bennett lost his job at the state convention in May when tea party activists and other GOP voters rallied behind Mike Lee.
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