2010 Tea P Takeover

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currently this is who is in TP caucus, will refine to 2010also some info on senate (who moved up in 2010)see climate zombiessee koch afp climate pledges

=TP! before or after 2010 (after gerry b/c of census?][[This report by NYU's Brennan Center for Justice cites primarily <span style="" times="Times" new="New" roman="Roman" color="color" rgb="rgb" font-style="font-style" normal="normal" font-variant="font-variant" text-decoration="text-decoration" none="none" vertical-align="vertical-align" baseline="baseline" white-space="white-space" pre-wrap="pre-wrap">big Republican gains in the 2010 midterms which turned voter ID laws into a "major legislative priority." Aside from Rhode Island, all voter ID legislation has been introduced by Republican-majority legislatures.]]=frontline 2022  bob inglis said koch TP target him [cap and trade?], 12 yr incumbent 29% vs trey gowdy= note no mention of KOCH<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/21/us/politics/21climate.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/21/us/politics/21climate.html</a>no lnxJASPER, Ind. — At a candidate forum here last week, Representative Baron P. Hill, a threatened Democratic incumbent in a largely conservative southern Indiana district, was endeavoring to explain his unpopular vote for the House cap-and-trade energy bill.It will create jobs in Indiana, reduce foreign oil imports and address global warming, Mr. Hill said at a debate with Todd Young, a novice Republican candidate who is supported by an array of Indiana Tea Party groups and is a climate change skeptic.“Climate change is real, and man is causing it,” Mr. Hill said, echoing most climate scientists. “That is indisputable. And we have to do something about it.”A rain of boos showered Mr. Hill, including a hearty growl from Norman Dennison, a 50-year-old electrician and founder of the Corydon Tea Party.“It’s a flat-out lie,” Mr. Dennison said in an interview after the debate, adding that he had based his view on the preaching of Rush Limbaugh and the teaching of Scripture. “I read my Bible,” Mr. Dennison said. “He made this earth for us to utilize.”Skepticism and outright denial of global warming are among the articles of faith of the Tea Party movement, here in Indiana and across the country. For some, it is a matter of religious conviction; for others, it is driven by distrust of those they call the elites. And for others still, efforts to address climate change are seen as a conspiracy to impose world government and a sweeping redistribution of wealth. But all are wary of the Obama administration’s plans to regulate carbon dioxide, a ubiquitous gas, which will require the expansion of government authority into nearly every corner of the economy.“This so-called climate science is just ridiculous,” said Kelly Khuri, founder of the Clark County Tea Party Patriots. “I think it’s all cyclical.”“Carbon regulation, cap and trade, it’s all just a money-control avenue,” Ms. Khuri added. “Some people say I’m extreme, but they said the John Birch Society was extreme, too.”Whatever the party composition of the next Congress, cap and trade is likely dead for the foreseeable future. If dozens of new Republican climate skeptics are swept into Congress, the prospects for assertive federal action to control global warming gases, including regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency, will grow dimmer than they already are.Those who support the Tea Party movement are considerably more dubious about the existence and effects of global warming than the American public at large, according to a New York Times/CBS News Poll conducted this month. The survey found that only 14 percent of Tea Party supporters said that global warming is an environmental problem that is having an effect now, while 49 percent of the rest of the public believes that it is. More than half of Tea Party supporters said that global warming would have no serious effect at any time in the future, while only 15 percent of other Americans share that view, the poll found.And 8 percent of Tea Party adherents volunteered that they did not believe global warming exists at all, while only 1 percent of other respondents agreed.Those views in general align with those of the fossil fuel industries, which have for decades waged a concerted campaign to raise doubts about the science of global warming and to undermine policies devised to address it.They have created and lavishly financed institutes to produce anti-global-warming studies, paid for rallies and Web sites to question the science, and generated scores of economic analyses that purport to show that policies to reduce emissions of climate-altering gases will have a devastating effect on jobs and the overall economy.ImageTheir views are spread by a number of widely followed conservative opinion leaders, including Mr. Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, George Will and Sarah Palin, who oppose government programs to address climate change and who question the credibility and motives of the scientists who have raised alarms about it.Groups that help support Tea Party candidates include climate change skepticism in their core message. Americans for Prosperity, a group founded and largely financed by oil industry interests, has sponsored what it calls a Regulation Reality Tour to stir up opposition to climate change legislation and federal regulation of carbon emissions. Its Tea Party talking points describe a cap-and-trade system to reduce carbon emissions as “the largest excise tax in history.”FreedomWorks, another group supported by the oil industry, helps organize Tea Party rallies and distributes fliers urging opposition to federal climate policy, which it calls a “power grab.”“Any effort to make electricity and fuel more expensive or to cap or regulate CO2 will only exacerbate an already critical situation and cause tremendous economic damage,” FreedomWorks says on its Web site.The oil, coal and utility industries have collectively spent $500 million just since the beginning of 2009 to lobby against legislation to address climate change and to defeat candidates, like Mr. Hill, who support it, according to a new analysis from the Center for American Progress Action Fund, a left-leaning advocacy group in Washington.Their message appears to have fallen on receptive ears. Of the 20 Republican Senate candidates in contested races, 19 question the science of global warming and oppose any comprehensive legislation to deal with it, according to a National Journal survey.The only exception is Mark Steven Kirk, the Republican Senate nominee in Illinois, who was one of only eight Republicans to vote for the House cap-and-trade bill sponsored by Representatives Henry A. Waxman of California and Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats. (One of the other Republican “yes” votes was cast by Representative Michael N. Castle of Delaware, who blames that vote in part for his primary election defeat by Christine O’Donnell, the Tea Party candidate and a global warming skeptic.)A large majority of Tea Party-supported House candidates also doubt global warming science and oppose energy legislation designed to address it.Mr. Young, the Indiana Republican nominee trying to unseat Mr. Hill for the Ninth Congressional District seat, strongly opposes cap and trade and other unilateral measures to combat global warming. He says he is uncertain what is causing the observed heating of the planet, adding that it could be caused by sunspots or the normal cycles of nature.“The science is not settled,” he said in an interview in his headquarters in Bloomington, Ind. And he said that given the scientific uncertainty, it was not wise to make major changes in the nation’s energy economy to reduce carbon emissions.A third candidate in the Indiana Congressional race, Greg Knott, a libertarian, said he accepted the scientific consensus on climate change but opposed a nationwide cap-and-trade system as the answer.Lisa Deaton, a small-business owner in Columbus, Ind., who started We the People Indiana, a Tea Party affiliate, is supporting Mr. Young in part because of his stand against climate change legislation.“They’re trying to use global warming against the people,” Ms. Deaton said. “It takes away our liberty.”“Being a strong Christian,” she added, “I cannot help but believe the Lord placed a lot of minerals in our country and it’s not there to destroy us.”
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*Rove, GOP secretly plot vast network to reclaim power </div><div class="email-content" id="uniquer" style="font-family: " times="Times" new="New" roman="Roman" font-size="font-size" large="large" box-sizing="box-sizing" inherit="inherit" overflow-x="overflow-x" auto="auto" white-space="white-space" pre-line="pre-line">
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May 6, 2010 </div><div class="email-content" id="uniquer" style="font-family: " times="Times" new="New" roman="Roman" font-size="font-size" large="large" box-sizing="box-sizing" inherit="inherit" overflow-x="overflow-x" auto="auto" white-space="white-space" pre-line="pre-line" background-color="background-color" rgb="rgb">
</div><div class="email-content" id="uniquer" style="font-family: " times="Times" new="New" roman="Roman" font-size="font-size" large="large" box-sizing="box-sizing" inherit="inherit" overflow-x="overflow-x" auto="auto" white-space="white-space" pre-line="pre-line">  The Republican Party’s best-connected political operatives have quietly

built a massive fundraising, organizing and advertising machine based on the

model assembled by Democrats early in the decade, and with the same

ambitious goal — to recapture Congress and the White House.

The new groups could give Republicans and their allies a powerful campaign

apparatus separate from the Republican National Committee. Karl Rove,

political architect of the Bush presidency, and Ed Gillespie, former

Republican Party chairman, are the most prominent forces behind what is, in

effect, a network of five overlapping groups, three of which were started in

the past few months.

The operating assumption of Rove, Gillespie and the other organizers is that

despite the historical dominance of Republican fundraising and organizing,

the GOP has been outmaneuvered by Democrats and their allies in recent

years, and it is time to strike back.

“Where they have a chess piece on the board, we need a chess piece on the

board,” said Gillespie, who is involved in all five groups in roles ranging

from chairman to informal adviser. “Where they have a queen, we shouldn’t

have three pawns.”

The network, which doesn’t have a name, attempts to replicate the Democracy

Alliance, an umbrella group — founded in 2005 and funded by George Soros and

other billionaires — and to borrow tactics from liberal groups established

to help Democrats regain power after eight years of the Bush administration.

Two organizers of the Republican groups even made pilgrimages earlier this

year to pick the brain of John Podesta, the former Clinton White House chief

of staff who, in 2003, founded the Center for American Progress and was a

major proponent of Democrats developing the kind of infrastructure pioneered

by Republicans.

Rove, currently on a book tour, has provided “a laying-on of hands” for the

groups — as one organizer put it — by encouraging major Republican donors to

support them as part of the GOP’s path to revival. “Karl has always said:

People call us a vast right-wing conspiracy, but we’re really a half-assed

right-wing conspiracy,” he said. “Now, he wants to get more serious.”

While separate, the five entities are so closely related that three share an

11th-floor office near the White House. The groups are:

*American Crossroads

American Crossroads — designed to counter spending by labor and progressive

groups, including the AFL-CIO, Service Employees International Unit and

MoveOn.org — will focus on voter contact with the potential to move into

ground game and turnout efforts. Organized under the tax code as a Section

527 organization, meaning it can spend directly on political activity, it’s

set an ambitious budget of $52 million and says it’s already received

commitments for $30 million of that. Its president and CEO is former top

U.S. Chamber of Commerce executive Steven Law; its political director is

veteran GOP operative Carl Forti. The chairman is Mike Duncan, former RNC

chairman; the treasurer is Jo Ann Davidson, former RNC co-chairwoman; and

the secretary is Jim Dyke, former RNC communications director.

To try to avoid undercutting RNC Chairman Michael Steele, who has alienated

some givers, Duncan tells prospective donors that the party structure is “an

important part of winning” and that he is looking for people who “want to go

above and beyond.”

*American Action Network

American Action Network, modeled on the Center for American Progress, will

conduct polling in key races, and plans to put up TV advertising since it is

allowed to engage in explicit political activity as a group organized under

Section 501c(4) of the tax code. Former Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota is

the CEO; Fred Malek, a longtime top GOP financier, is chairman; and Rob

Collins, a former top aide to House Minority Whip Eric Cantor, is president.

Board members include former U.S. Sens. George Allen and Mel Martinez and

former House Reps. Tom Reynolds, Jim Nussle and Vin Weber.

*American Action Forum

American Action Forum, a policy institute linked to the American Action

Network, also will mirror CAP. Coleman is also chairman of this group, which

as a 501c(3) organization, is prohibited from directly endorsing or opposing

candidates. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former Congressional Budget Office

director and campaign adviser to Sen. John McCain, is the president. Board

members include former Govs. Jeb Bush of Florida and Tom Ridge of

Pennsylvania.

*Resurgent Republic

Resurgent Republic co-founded a year ago by Gillespie and Republican

pollster Whit Ayres, says in its official description that it is “modeled on

Democracy Corps, which has made important contributions to the public debate

from the left and has proven to be a valuable resource for labor unions,

environmentalists and liberal congressional leaders.” The group has released

a series of polls and offers itself as a message-testing laboratory to help

GOP lawmakers develop policies.

*The Republican State Leadership Committee

The Republican State Leadership Committee, which focuses on down-ballot

races for statewide and legislative offices, raised $22 million in the last

campaign cycle. Gillespie took over as chairman earlier this year. Its goal

is to raise at least $50 million to $70 million to influence congressional

elections this fall and to road-test an agenda for a future Republican House

and, ultimately, a Republican president.

Coleman recalled in an interview that he admired the left’s financial

prowess so much that until recently, he gave potential donors copies of “The

Argument,” a book by Matt Bai that chronicles progressives’ rising financial

power.

“This is what the left does — we need to do it on the right,” Coleman said

he told people.

Democrats say the new GOP network has the potential to tip Republicans back

into the House majority, since the formal party structures will burn through

money as they struggle to compete in a record number of House seats.

Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen, chairman of the Democratic Congressional

Campaign Committee, said he is worried about the groups as a potential

“conduit for a lot of special-interest money to flow into campaigns.”

The Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

opened possibilities for groups like American Crossroads, American Action

Network and others backed by corporations, unions or huge donors to be more

aggressive in supporting or opposing candidates. Democrats in Congress are

pushing legislation that would curtail its effects, but right now the

decision is emboldening donors - particularly on the right - who had grown

reluctant to open their wallets to outside groups, said Charlie Spies, a GOP

campaign finance attorney on Resurgent Republic’s legal advisory board.

“It sent out a message to donors that it’s OK to engage again,” said Spies.

Organizers say another reason the GOP’s “donor community” and “political

investors” are ready to step up their giving: Republicans had opposed the

McCain-Feingold campaign-finance law and therefore were slow to adapt their

structures to what it permitted. But Democrats weren’t shy and got a huge

head start.

“It’s time for us to accept and embrace it and stop getting outspent,”

Gillespie said. “It’s the law of the land, and it’s not going away.”

Because the groups are registered only with the Internal Revenue Service and

not the Federal Election Commission, they can accept so-called soft money —

that is, contributions not subject to FEC donation limits or source

restrictions forbidding cash from corporations or unions.

“There are a lot of people who were very active in the Bush years who are

going to get active with these groups, just because of the leadership of the

groups,” said one major GOP fundraiser, or “bundler.”

According to its first report to the IRS, American Crossroads’ first gift

was a check for $250,000 from B. Wayne Hughes of Lexington, Ky., the

chairman of Public Storage. The American Action groups and Resurgent

Republic are not required to disclose individual donors.

Tom Matzzie, a Democratic operative specializing in independent group

activity, said MoveOn, which he effectively ran during the 2006 Democratic

takeover of Congress, has been successful because big contributions and

high-priced consultants have taken a backseat to small donors and grassroots

activists.

By contrast, conservatives’ repeated attempts to copy MoveOn have been “huge

donor-driven TV ad operations run by consultants,” Matzzie said, asserting

Republicans “tend to keep the creativity all isolated to a few elites

whereas the MoveOn model allowed a good idea to come from anywhere including

the membership.”

The idea for a federally focused “527” started over breakfast at the

Mayflower Hotel last year. Gillespie was looking to stay involved in

politics after his White House years. Law, then the U.S. Chamber’s chief

legal officer, mused as he complained about Republicans’ inability to match

the spending of Democratic-friendly political groups: “I really think we’ve

got to do something to offset this.”

Law said that he had studied MoveOn and America Coming Together, which

relied on a combination of union funding and huge contributions from Soros

and other activists.

“Democrats have had tremendous success in building enduring and fairly large

and sophisticated third-party organizations that have a major impact on

politics,” Law said. “On the Republican side, it’s mostly been small, ad hoc

efforts that tend to pop up and then disappear from cycle to cycle.”

Democratic strategist James Carville said the GOP’s extra-party machine is

emerging now largely for the same reason the Democrats’ did.

“There’s nothing that makes people hungry like being out of power and out of

government,” Carville said. “When you’re in government, all of the big

operatives have good jobs or they’re working for some lobbying firm and

making $3 million a year, while the other guys don’t have anything to d

Podesta didn’t return an email seeking comment about conservative efforts to

mimic his group, but Malek said that after American Action Network formed,

“Podesta being the class act that he is, called Norm Coleman and

congratulated him and welcomed him to the battle.”  </div>=<a href="https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2011/upending-constitution-outlandish-laws-proposed-state-legislatures">https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2011/upending-constitution-outlandish-laws-proposed-state-legislatures</a>this isn't nec tp per se, but emboldened by 2010 wave?no lnx
UPENDING THE CONSTITUTION: OUTLANDISH LAWS PROPOSED BY STATE LEGISLATURESIR 1422011 Summer IssueJune 17, 2011Alexander Zaitchik and Illustration Anthony FredaAround the U.S., state legislators are proposing laws influenced by radical-right ideas. Most are flatly unconstitutionalIn March, the Arizona State Senate passed a law that cut, in dramatic fashion, to the heart of a long-running debate in American history: What is the proper power dynamic between the states and the federal center? In the extremist style that has come to typify Arizona's state legislature under the influence of Republican Senate President Russell Pearce, S.B. 1433 came down with force on the side of "states' rights." The bill proposed nothing less than the creation of a 12-person body tasked with studying federal laws and nullifying any and all of those it deemed unconstitutional.In essence, it was an attempted declaration of independence from Washington and a direct challenge to the United States Constitution, which explicitly states that laws made by the federal government and backed by the Supreme Court are "supreme."
Upending the ConstitutionS.B. 1433, which ultimately did not make it out of the Senate, was not the only bill of its kind to bubble up in legislatures across the country in the wake of the 2010 midterms. It exemplified a spate of challenges to federal power that illustrate how the Tea Party-fueled GOP surge of 2010 is a story playing out in every corner of the country. From Appalachia to Alaska, state lawmakers have introduced bills that challenge the authority of the federal government to execute powers granted by the Constitution. These bills target all three branches of federal power, often in language that reveals the influence of radical-right ideologues from bygone times. While the sponsors of the bills routinely point to last year's health care reform bill as the impetus for their legislation, the scope of their targets manifest a deep and longstanding animus against most of the landmark federal legislation of the modern era—from environmental protection, to reproductive rights, to the very idea of state-backed paper currency. Consider:Virginia lawmakers have proposed the creation of an independent state currency, premised on "the destruction of the Federal Reserve System."In Georgia, another currency bill would require banks to accept gold or silver as legal tender, thus overriding federal monetary regulations.A group of Kentucky Republicans introduced a law exempting the state from the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency. Montana's "Sheriffs First Act," would give local sheriff's veto power over any federal law enforcement activity in their counties; those who failed to comply would face jail.So-called "birther bills"—inspired by far-right suspicions about President Obama's country of birth and requiring new proofs of citizenship for candidates—have been introduced in a dozen states, including the moderate New England state of Maine.Many of these same states have also seen the introduction of harsh immigration bills modeled on Arizona's controversial S.B. 1070, which has been held up in the courts since the Obama Administration's Department of Justice sued to stop its enforcement last year.Experts doubt the current bills will have much practical impact or leave a long-term legacy."These bills are nothing but symbolic grandstanding for conservative constituents," says Erwin Chemerinksy, dean of the Law School at the University of California at Irvine. "States cannot violate federal law or authorize the violation of federal law. The laws are clearly unconstitutional, but that does not keep conservative politicians from introducing them."The bible for many of the Republican legislators sponsoring states'-rights bills is Thomas Woods' Nullification: How to End Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century. Among Woods' main sources is the 1957 states' rights manifesto, The Sovereign States: Notes of a Citizen of Virginia, by James L. Kilkpatrick, a chief ideologist of southern resistance during the civil rights movement.
"The ideology behind these new bills comes directly out of resistance to civil rights legislation in the 1950s," says Garrett Epps, a professor of constitutional law at the University of Baltimore School of Law. "They claim it goes all the way back to Jefferson, but it's really grounded in the resistance to the federal enforcement of civil rights. I expect that to be the next wave of bills—to nullify the Americans with Disabilities Act or the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This is lunatic fringe stuff that's coming out of the shadows at a moment when people see an opportunity to take us back to the 1950s."
In some cases, the sponsors of these bills have ties to extremist groups. Russell Pearce, the main sponsor of Arizona's S.B. 1070 and S.B. 1433 laws, has been a friend of neo-Nazi activist J.T. Ready, who is a former member of the National Socialist Movement. Georgia's State Rep. Bobby Franklin, sponsor of a bill that would reject the authority of the Supreme Court and essentially criminalize all abortions and even miscarriages, is a member of the Chalcedon Presbyterian Church, which is part the Christian Reconstructionist movement that seeks to impose draconian Old Testament law on the United States.Lunatic fringe or not, the activists pushing these bills are often well organized. The driving force behind Utah's bill targeting Washington's power of eminent domain is a group called the Patrick Henry Caucus. With the help of allies like the archconservative Eagle Forum, the caucus has all but taken over the state GOP. Through events such as last year's Tenth Amendment Summit in Atlanta, it has established working contacts with state legislators in 30 states, from North Dakota to New York. The summit, organized by then-Georgia gubernatorial candidate Ray McBerry and the Tenth Amendment Center, was enthusiastically promoted by the far-right John Birch Society and the antigovernment Patriot Action Network.
As reported by the Birchers' New American magazine, participants agreed that the federal government is unconstitutionally seizing powers belonging to the states and the people. The answer, it suggested, was "through state nullification of unconstitutional federal laws." In addition to McBerry, speakers included Judge Andrew Napolitano, a far-right Fox News personality, and Roy Moore, the former Alabama chief justice who was thrown out of his job for defying federal court rulings against his placing of a Ten Commandment monument in the rotunda of his courthouse.
"The goal has always been to organize states' sovereignty activists nationwide," says Stephen E. Sandstrom, a Utah state representative and founding member of the Patrick Henry Caucus. "If we only fought health care and gun laws here in Utah, people would just dismiss us as, 'Oh, that's just right-wing Utah.' But if we get it done nationally, coordinating with like-minded people across the spectrum, we can truly have a huge impact."
What follows are state-by-state looks at some of the more outlandish proposals emanating from legislators in 15 states since last November. The status in the legislative process of many may have changed since press time.
Arizona S.B. 1495Arizona S.B. 1495ArizonaArizona is the state most Americans think of first when it comes to controversial state laws. For this distinction, the state can thank S.B. 1070, which last year all but mandated racial profiling and provided a template for state lawmakers around the country to whom enforcement-only immigration law appeals.
Republican lawmakers in the Copper State have not been resting on their laurels. Under the leadership of State Sen. Russell Pearce, they have since introduced a slew of other immigration-related bills, including S.B. 1405, which would require proof of citizenship before receiving treatment in the state's emergency rooms. Lawmakers have also passed S.B. 1610, which designates the Colt single-action army revolver the official state firearm. Perhaps the most drastic of the proposed legislation is S.B. 1178, which would make all services performed in state and all goods grown or made for consumption in Arizona "not subject to the authority of Congress under its constitutional power to regulate commerce among the several states."
Even more sweeping is S.B. 1433, which would create a 12-person "Joint Legislative Committee on Nullification of Federal Laws" to "recommend, propose and call for a vote by simple majority to nullify in its entirety a specific federal law or regulation that is outside the scope of the powers delegated by the People to the federal government in the United States Constitution." State Sen. Sylvia Allen introduced S.B. 1495 giving the governor the power to establish a "state guard" independent of the National Guard. Under the law, the governor could create this new force for "any reason the governor considers to be necessary."
ArkansasRepublican lawmakers in the Natural State crafted H.B. 1292 "to prohibit illegal aliens from receiving any state benefit except in instances of emergency or when life-saving measures are required."
The bill has enjoyed the support of activists with the hard-right nativist group Secure Arkansas, an organization whose director, Jeannie Burlsworth, is on record describing a water conservation bill as a ruse to "[turn] America from a Republic into a Fascist, Communist order [that] will enable the globalist water masters to start working towards achieving centralized World Bank objectives which will severely limit our individual water use." While not as extreme as many bills making their way through state legislatures, it signifies a lurch rightward for a state dependent on undocumented workers for key industries such as industrial poultry farming.
ColoradoColorado Republicans introduced S.B. 54 to allow police to make warrantless arrests of those it suspected of being in the country illegally. H.B. 1088 would require a court to consider (before setting bail) any "information" provided by the district attorney, a pretrial services agency or a law enforcement agency that suggests there are "reasonable grounds" to believe a defendant is an illegal immigrant. The bill would also require a law enforcement agency to tell both the DA and pretrial services agencies if there are "reasonable grounds" to believe a person is an illegal immigrant.
Georgia  State Rep. Bobby Franklin — the self-described "conscience of the Republican Caucus" — made national headlines when he introduced H.B. 1. The bill would require women who have had miscarriages to provide evidence that they were not "at fault." Those who could not do this would be subject to criminal investigations by the state.The foundation for the bill is Franklin's belief that the Supreme Court had no jurisdiction to hear Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that legalized many abortions. Franklin's bill states: "The State of Georgia has the duty to protect all innocent life from the moment of conception until natural death. We know that life begins at conception." In the past, Franklin has expressed the view that the state has no authority to issue driver's licenses or teach children.
On the immigration front, State Rep. Matt Ramsey introduced H.B. 87, known locally as the "Show Me Your Papers" law. It would require state and local law enforcement officers to investigate the immigration status of all individuals they "reasonably suspect" of being in the country illegally. H.B. 72 would eliminate the ability to take the permanent driver license exam in a language other than English.
Finally, H.B. 401 is among the most ambitious of the "birther bills" popping up around the country. It would give any registered voter a two-week window to challenge a candidate's bona fides, even after the Georgia secretary of state certifies a candidate as native-born.
KentuckyRepublican state senators introduced S.B. 99 to make their state a "sanctuary" from meddling by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. State Sen. Joe Bowen introduced a bill that would allow public schools to host classes about the Bible.
MontanaRepublican legislators associated with the Tea Party in the Treasure State have been giving their counterparts in Arizona a run for their money. Within weeks of the opening of the new session, members of the House and Senate introduced a number of bills designed to nullify various pieces of landmark federal legislation. One targets the Endangered Species Act, which the right sees as inhibiting extraction industries operating in state. Another would make county sheriffs the supreme authority.
But these legislators' respect for local sovereignty is not endless. The same bloc of lawmakers has introduced bills to smack down locally approved ordinances on marijuana and protections for gay people.
Nebraska State Sen. Mark Christensen's L.B. 232 represents one of the most extreme pieces of anti-abortion legislation in memory. The bill would allow a mother or another person to use force — including deadly force — to "protect a fetus." While it was supported by anti-abortion groups such as Americans United for Life and Family First, fears that it would increase the threat of, and possibly sanction, violence against abortion providers led local law enforcement officials to join the ACLU and Planned Parenthood in speaking up against it.
Christensen is known for introducing controversial legislation. He is also the force behind recently proposed laws that would allow teachers to carry concealed weapons on school grounds; require presidential and vice presidential candidates to provide a "certified copy" of their "original long-form" birth certificates in order to be listed on the ballot; and prohibit Nebraska's courts from citing Islamic religious, or Shariah, law in their rulings.
New Hampshire Republican State Rep. Daniel Itse introduced H.B. 343 to create a volunteer "permanent state defense force," separate from the New Hampshire National Guard, "to defend this state from invasion, rebellion, disaster, insurrection, riot, breach of the peace or imminent danger thereof, or to maintain the organized militia." The legislation would require Gov. John Lynch to establish a state guard comprised of an undetermined number of volunteers who sign up for one-year stints. It would have an "inactive reserve" made up of all able-bodied adult state residents, with exemptions for conscientious objectors, state and federal officials and others.
Itse is a natural sponsor for such a bill. In February 2009, he said that the state of New Hampshire need not comply with federal legislation, citing Thomas Jefferson's Kentucky Resolutions.
Ohio State Rep. Lynn Wachtmann introduced H.B. 125 to ban abortion as soon as a fetal heartbeat could be detected—before many even know they are pregnant.
Oklahoma Republican lawmakers in the Sooner State have proposed nearly 30 bills dealing with various aspects of immigration. Two-thirds of them have come from the offices of State Rep. Randy Terrill, a member of the hard-line State Legislators for Legal Immigration, and State Sen. Ralph Shortey, a member of a newly set up joint immigration reform committee. The bills would crack down on undocumented residents of the state in numerous ways, ranging from restricting property rights of noncitizens to requiring school officials know the legal status of students.
The "Interstate Compact for Birth Certificates Act" is a direct challenge to the birthright clause 14th Amendment. Several bills require schools to identify undocumented students; one would allow school districts to charge students not lawfully present in the country, while others would prohibit them from resident tuition. With words echoing the Arizona immigration law enacted last year, one piece of legislation would allow law enforcement with "reasonable suspicion that a person is an alien" to "determine the person's immigration status."
South CarolinaState Sen. Lee Bright introduced legislation that backs the creation of an "alternative" currency for the Palmetto State. The currency to be created by S.B. 500 is predicated on the expectation of a breakdown of the Federal Reserve System. According to Bright's bill, "many widely recognized experts predict the inevitable destruction of the Federal Reserve System's currency through hyperinflation in the foreseeable future."
South Dakota H.B. 1237South DakotaAmong the most controversial bills of recent memory was H.B. 1171, which became a flash point in the right's broader national challenge to abortion rights. Introduced by Republican State Rep. Phil Jensen, the bill sought to widen the definition of "justifiable homicide" (usually restricted to self-defense) to include homicide committed to prevent harm to a fetus.
H.B. 1217, meanwhile, would force women to undergo counseling at a Crisis Pregnancy Center (CPC) before they can obtain an abortion. Critics note that CPCs are not regulated and are generally run by anti-abortion Christian groups and staffed by volunteers—not doctors or nurses.
State Rep. Hal Wick introduced H.B. 1237, a bill that would mandate that every resident of the state over the age of 21 purchase a firearm sufficient for their self-defense. It is, says Wick, his way of satirizing mandatory health care.
TennesseeState Sen. Bill Ketron and State Rep. Judd Matheny introduced S.B. 1028 to make the practice of Shariah law a felony. It is considered the strictest anti-Shariah law among more than a dozen such bills around the country that would bar judges from considering Shariah in legal decisions, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
The bill's sponsors, who are also fighting the expansion of a mosque 30 miles southeast of Nashville, describe the bill as "a powerful counterterrorism tool." Local Muslim groups fear the measure would outlaw central tenets of Islam, such as praying five times a day toward Mecca, abstaining from alcohol and fasting for Ramadan.
Texas Nearly 60 pieces of immigration-related legislation have been filed in the Lone Star state legislature. The bills range from mandating that school districts report immigration status of children, to making it a felony to hire an undocumented individual, to denying birth certificates to children of the undocumented (another direct challenge to the 14th Amendment). Republican State Rep. Lois Kolkhorst has introduced a bill that would mandate law enforcement agents turn detained undocumented residents over to a U.S. senator's office or congressmen's office.The Senate also saw the introduction of S.B. 16, requiring doctors to perform a sonogram at least two hours before an abortion takes place and to provide the woman with an opportunity to view it or hear the fetal heartbeat. The bill's exceptions include cases of rape, incest or where the fetus has fatal abnormalities.
UtahIn the words of one longtime political analyst of the Beehive State, "Utah politics always has a lot of crazy to choose from." This year offers a typically rich bounty.The state has seen a raft of "Arizona-like" enforcement-only immigration bills, mostly notably H.B. 497, which would create a light trigger (misdemeanors) for the mandatory check of immigration status. Another bill would repeal resident tuition for state college students who are in the country illegally but graduated from a Utah high school.
And thanks to State Rep. Carl Wimmer, the Browning M1911 handgun is now the official Utah state firearm. (Wimmer is also pushing to liberalize gun laws with a "constitutional carry" provision which would allow anybody who isn't mentally ill to have a loaded gun, anywhere, without a permit.)
And State Sen. Mark Madsen introduced H.B. 220, which states that the United States is a "constitutional compound republic" — not a "democracy" — and that Utah schools should make this clear in classrooms. Madsen says his bill stems from a desire to have "true history" taught. "Schools from coast to coast are indoctrinating our children to socialism," he said.<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/02/house-republican-tea-party-class-2010-leaves-congress/463227/">https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/02/house-republican-tea-party-class-2010-leaves-congress/463227/</a>no lnx boohoo?
The Class of 2010 Heads HomeDiscouraged with Congress, some representatives elected in the Tea Party wave are leaving Washington after just three terms. Here are four of their stories.
RUSSELL BERMANFEB 22, 2016There were 87 of them in all, the Republican men and women who remade the House of Representatives on November 2, 2010. They swept into office on the Tea Party wave; swept out the first woman speaker, Nancy Pelosi; and in a single day, halted the trajectory of Barack Obama’s presidency.
No longer would the president have a pair of Democratic majorities in Congress to usher through the remainder of the ambitious agenda he hadn’t completed in his first two years. There would be no congressional action to tackle climate change, to reform immigration laws, or to increase the minimum wage. Propelled by an achingly slow economic recovery and voter backlash against the Affordable Care Act, the Republicans elected in 2010 would be the largest class of newcomers to Congress in more than 60 years. They barreled into the Capitol promising to repeal the president’s new health law, to overhaul the tax code and entitlement programs, and to slash a federal deficit that had swelled to more than $1 trillion.Yet six years later, many of those same Republicans are leaving, departing Washington right alongside the man they had come to fight. More than a dozen are leaving the House in 2016—four are giving up their seats to run for the Senate, and nine more are simply heading home.Of the 87 Republicans who were sworn in as congressmen in January 2011, nearly one quarter are already gone. Some, like Tim Scott of South Carolina, Cory Gardner of Colorado, and James Lankford of Oklahoma, moved quickly up to the Senate. A few lost their reelection bids in 2012. Michael Grimm of New York is in prison, and Alan Nunnelee of Mississippi died of cancer.Thanks to gerrymandered districts and all-consuming fundraising schedules, most members of the House can keep their seats for as long as they want them. More than a dozen retire every two years, part of the natural turnover of Congress. But as the Brookings Institution noted, the Republicans who are departing voluntarily this year are leaving much sooner than typical retiring lawmakers.The GOP class of 2010 had plenty of career politicians—eager city council members, small-town mayors, and state legislators who were moving up the electoral ladder by running for the U.S. House. But the group was known for the many men and women who had never served in elective office before, those who left their jobs as farmers, car dealers, farmers, military officers, sheriffs, and radio hosts—even as a funeral director—to come to Washington. And by and large, these are the novice lawmakers who decided after just five years that they’ve had enough of Congress.Here are the stories of four of them: Richard Hanna, who started his own construction business in upstate New York; Scott Rigell, a car dealer from Virginia; Reid Ribble, who ran his family’s roofing business in Wisconsin; and Rich Nugent, a veteran Florida sheriff. Each of them said they arrived in Congress with high expectations, hoping to right the fiscal ship and bring an outsider’s perspective to Washington. Like many first-time politicians, they imposed term limits on themselves—four terms in the case of Ribble and five or six for the others. But while many lawmakers ignore those campaign pledges and stay much longer than they promised, each of these four is doing the opposite: They’re returning home earlier than planned. Sure, they want to get back to their families, but each of them leaves, to varying degrees, discouraged if not downright saddened—at the snail's pace of progress in Congress, at a president who wouldn’t compromise, at a party that lurched too far to the right, or in one case, at all of those things.“I guess we were all probably naïve, those of us that never served in the state legislature,” Nugent told me. “We were naïve to how you get things done, or how quickly or not quickly you can move things.”
Richard Hanna

Richard Hanna (Pablo Martinez Monsivais /APBy his own description, Richard Hanna is not flashy. “I’m a grind-away guy,” he says. And he’s certainly not the most outspoken member of the 2010 Republican class. Far from it.

Just don’t get him started on his disenchantment with the Republican Party, the 2016 presidential campaign, and Congress in general. In the course of a 30-minute interview, Hanna used the following words: “Embarrassing,” “ashamed,” “disappointed,” “uncomfortable,” “callous,” and “immoral.”
The 65-year-old owned a construction company in upstate New York before he decided to run for Congress. He figured he’d finally put the economics and political-science degree he earned decades ago in college to some use. “I woke up one day and said to my wife, ‘I think I’ll run for Congress,’” Hanna recalled. “And she said, ‘Shut up and go to sleep.’”
Hanna was never a Tea Party type; he’s a Northeast Republican in the Rockefeller tradition—fiscally conservative but more liberal on social issues, including abortion and same-sex marriage. He first ran in 2008 and lost before getting in during the 2010 wave, toppling Democrat Michael Arcuri in a district that had previously been held for more than two decades by a similarly-moderate Republican. He shared the idealism, if not the ideology, of many of the non-politicians in his class. “I think I came here and I thought, my goodness, I’m going to be among committed people with some degree of talents and a willingness to compromise and work through their problems,” Hanna said. It didn’t take long, however, for the frustration to set in. “I came from a practical, productive world, and I’ve been here five years now,” he said, “and I have been disappointed in our willingness to deal with some things directly that are critical. And in some ways, I just became discouraged with the lack of productivity.”
From a tax overhaul to immigration reform, Hanna watched as House Republican leaders failed to follow through on promises to tackle the biggest challenges, instead “voting against Obamacare 63 times where there are so many other things to do.” He became particularly distressed with the GOP’s handling of women’s issues. Attempts to add provisions excluding immigrants and Native Americans from the Violence Against Women Act, he said, were “immoral.” And when party leaders set out to target Planned Parenthood last year, Hanna wanted no part of it. “I didn’t come here to go after women’s healthcare,” he told me.
In October, Hanna caught flak for becoming the second House Republican—after Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy—to acknowledge there was a political motive to go after Hillary Clinton behind the GOP’s Benghazi Select Committee. But unlike the embattled majority leader, he defended his comments. “The vast majority of people have said to me, ‘You shouldn’t have said that,’” he said. “But almost no one has said I was wrong.”
Hanna said the blowback from his remarks played no role in his decision to retire this year instead of serving another couple of terms, as he originally planned. Nor, he said, did the prospect of facing a primary challenge from the right for a second straight election. What was a factor, he conceded, was the possibility that he’d have to run on the same Republican ticket as Donald Trump or Ted Cruz. “You want to be proud of the people that lead your party,” Hanna said. “You don’t want to feel ashamed or uncomfortable, and the language and tone and tenor is so mean-spirited and often just plain callous it’s hard to be a party to it.”
Ultimately, the frustration just grew to be too much, not only with the campaign but with the GOP as a whole. “I can’t be a party to a lot of what I see here, and my discomfort with our agenda has grown,” he explained. “I just decided it was time to go home.”
Scott Rigell

Scott Rigell (Charles Dharapak / AP)Scott Rigell remembers quite well why he first decided to run for Congress in the middle of 2009, and it was very similar to the rationales for many of the 87 Republicans who swept into office the following year: He wanted to wrest control of the House from the Democrats and stop President Obama’s heavy-spending agenda. “It was to take the gavel from then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi,” he told me. “It was very specific to me that I was trying to be part of flipping the House. It was a top-of-mind awareness to me, and it’s what got me up at 5 or 6 every morning for 17 months seeking the office.”
Rigell, 55, owned car dealerships in southeast Virginia. He had been involved in politics as a Republican donor, but he had never run for or held public office before. Rigell initially balked when a former House member from the area, Thelma Drake, urged him to challenge Representative Glenn Nye, a Democrat. His business was having too much trouble, he said, and the auto industry was “imploding.” About a week later, however, he attended a fundraiser for Bob McDonnell, then a rising Republican star running for governor. Mike Huckabee, fresh off his 2008 presidential run, was the key speaker. Rigell says he remembers Huckabee’s words almost verbatim. “Are you unhappy with your own party?” the ex-Arkansas governor asked the crowd. Rigell was. “Are you dissatisfied with the direction of your country?” Huckabee asked. Rigell was. “Then he said, ‘Well, our country is worth fighting for and sacrificing for,’” Rigell recalled. “It was a wave of emotion that hit me at that moment.”
Rigell talked to his wife, Teri. “I’ve got to know I was willing to do this,” he told her. And so he ran.
Although Rigell ran for many of the same reasons as his 2010 colleagues, he developed a maverick streak soon after arriving. As conservatives united against tax increases Obama demanded as part of any fiscal deal, Rigell publicly repudiated Grover Norquist and the activist’s anti-tax pledge that he signed during the campaign. He said he didn’t really understand it at the time, and he came to dispute Norquist’s arguments that the budget should be balanced with spending cuts alone. “I’ll debate Grover Norquist anywhere anytime on that matter,” Rigell said. In subsequent years, Rigell also made it a personal policy never to refer to the Affordable Care Act as Obamacare, an attempt to avoid denigrating the president out of respect for the many African American voters in his district.
Like several of his colleagues, Rigell complained about the many time-wasting procedural and political votes the House takes and the difficulty of getting things done. And under the term limits he imposed on himself in 2010, he could have run another three times before retiring. But he said his reason for leaving Congress was not so much frustration as it was a sense that he had accomplished what he set out to do. Republicans may not have repealed the healthcare law or overhauled entitlement programs, but if nothing else, the House GOP class of 2010 has succeeded in stymying Obama’s legislative agenda and reversing the trajectory of federal spending.
Rigell recalled a moment in a Republican conference meeting when the new House speaker, Paul Ryan, boasted that the GOP now had its largest majority since 1938. That’s why Rigell had run, to “flip the House.” Suddenly, he said, “here’s this exit ramp that’s coming into focus.” He said he debated for a while whether to retire now or to redouble his efforts to increase his influence in the House over the next few terms.
“I started calling up my wife Teri in Virginia Beach and saying, ‘Teri, I think I’m supposed to come home,’” Rigell said. “And she’d say, ‘I think you’re right.’”
Reid Ribble

Reid Ribble (J. Scott Applewhite / AP)It was the beginning of October, 2013. The government was shut down in a budget impasse over Obamacare, and Reid Ribble was part of a group of 10 lawmakers who had been negotiating secretly on what would have been a fiscal Hail Mary pass—a deal that would not only reopen the government but would set the nation on a path to shave trillions off the deficit over the next decade. The group spanned the political divide: five Democrats and five Republicans, including members of the Progressive Caucus, the conservative Republican Study Committee, and what would later become the hard-right House Freedom Caucus. Inside the room, the lawmakers had reached an ambitious agreement to save $5.2 trillion, more even than the Simpson-Bowles Commission or the “grand bargain” that Obama had tried to strike with then-Speaker John Boehner. Republicans were consenting to “revenue enhancements”—Beltway code for tax hikes—while Democrats had agreed to increase the retirement age and make changing to the way cost-of-living-adjustments to Social Security benefits are calculated.
Then it came time to go public with the deal, and the whole thing fell apart. Out of the 10 members in the room, just three would agree to put their names on the agreement, Ribble recalled. “It became a moot point,” he said.
For the small businessman from Wisconsin, that failure was an object lesson in political polarization and the courage it saps out of Congress. And it was exactly what people had warned him would happen when he arrived. “What I didn’t expect was that I would hear repeatedly, ‘Yeah you’re right. I agree with this. That’s what we’ve got to do, but I’m not going to sign legislation to do that,’” Ribble said. “Getting an agreement in private is no different as having no agreement at all.”
Ultimately, Ribble’s frustrations extend from the White House, where he criticizes Obama for a refusal to engage with Republicans, back to the Capitol, where he says the once-hallowed congressional committee process is in dire need of reform. The new speaker, Paul Ryan, is a fellow Badger and a close friend of Ribble’s who has vowed to re-empower committees and pursue a bolder agenda. Ryan urged Ribble to stay in the House for another two years, but Ribble said his family was calling him home. In particular, he talks about his 12-year-old grandson, who was just seven when Ribble first ran. As Ribble prepared to return to D.C. from this past winter break, the 12-year-old broke down in tears at the airport. “It was a bit of a gut-check moment. It’s not like he was a 4-year-old telling me this. He’s 12,” Ribble explained. “My family was pretty emphatic that now was the right time.”
Rich Nugent

Rich Nugent (J. Scott Applewhite / AP)“I found that I probably wasn’t designed to be a legislator,” Rich Nugent told me toward the end of a half-hour interview. Unlike the three other Republicans I spoke to, Nugent had actually run for, and won, elective office several times before he arrived in Congress five years ago. But those were all for sheriff in Hernando County, on the west coast of Florida. And that was a role that suited him. “You could identify a problem, you staffed the problem, you came up with a solution, and you’d implement it,” Nugent said. “Here obviously you don’t have that kind of control or input.”
A case in point was Nugent’s top legislative priority: a bill he authored to improve mental-health treatment in the criminal-justice system, particularly for veterans. But by the beginning of his second year in the House, he realized that he had no chance of advancing the bill because he wasn’t on the right committee, and he didn't have the seniority or the political savvy to muscle it through. After years of trying, he finally deferred to a colleague on the House Judiciary Committee, who might actually get the legislation signed into law—and will surely get the credit for it if he does. “That’s frustrating,” Nugent conceded. “It was like, ‘Ok. I get it now.’ And I don’t play that game very well. There are some folks that do it very well. I don’t. I know my limitations.”
As far as influence with the party leadership, Nugent’s fate was sealed a year ago, when he shocked his colleagues and family alike by voting against Speaker John Boehner’s reelection on the floor of the House. Nugent had certainly been a conservative member, even joining the Tea Party Caucus when it formed, but he was not a rabble-rouser or a vocal Boehner critic. He decided on his vote the night before, after discussing his problems with the speaker about his management of the House and coming away disappointed. Nugent was one of 25 Republicans who voted against Boehner, but because he was one of only two who served on the Rules Committee—a panel known as “the speaker’s committee” because of its requirement of loyalty—he was quickly punished along with a fellow Floridian, Daniel Webster. A staffer told him not to show up to the committee’s meeting that evening.
“I knew absolutely that I would be removed from that committee just because it was the ‘speaker’s committee,’ Nugent said. “But at some point in time you’ve got to stand up and say, ‘Hey listen.’” He said he knew Boehner had no choice but to boot him, and that he actually respected the speaker for doing it.
Assessing the record of the GOP class of 2010, Nugent said its members accomplished more than they’re given credit for. While the president has claimed credit for bringing down the deficit over the past few years, he pointed out that Republicans in Congress were the ones forcing the spending restraint. At the same time, he said, there was disappointment. “Obviously, I had higher expectations,” Nugent said.
When Nugent ran for Congress, he told his constituents he would serve a maximum of 10 years, or five terms. He’s leaving after three. “I didn’t make it,” he said.ralph n: Democrats having lost the crucial election of 2010 in Congress, most state legislatures and governorships, Democrats lost the gerrymandering battle. This set the stage for Republicans to seriously suppress the vote in many ways documented by the League of Women Voters and the Brennan Center. Some of this suppression occurred in key swing states like Wisconsin.mike davis says tee'd up trump win:
In the Midwest the 2010 Tea Party victories brought a new generation of feral Republicans to power, many of them groomed by far-right think tanks such as Indiana’s Policy Review Foundation (once headed by Mike Pence), Michigan’s Mackinac Center, Wisconsin’s MacIver Institute, and Minnesota’s Center of the American Experiment, all of them spoiling for a fight to the death with the region’s public-sector unions and progressive big-city governments. Coordinating through the State Policy Network (sixty-five conservative think tanks) and the American Legislative Exchange Council, they launched campaigns to destroy public-sector bargaining rights, defund unions through right-to-work laws, and privatize public education through vouchers.They focused in other words on increasing their structural and legal advantages in ways that Democrats would find difficult, even impossible to roll back. Unions and students, of course, conducted an epic resistance in Wisconsin but were unable to recall Scott Walker, in large part because of the lackluster character of the Democratic candidate. In Ohio the unions were more successful and repealed right-to-work by referendum, but in Indiana, Michigan and West Virginia, Republican majorities <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/03/michigan-snyder-mackinac-center" style="text-decoration-line: none; font-weight: bold; outline: none; background: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; border-bottom: 1px solid; transition-duration: 0.25s;">rammed through</a> right-to-work and in Michigan, a Mackinac Center-inspired receivership for Detroit’s schools.<a href="https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/02/the-great-god-trump-and-the-white-working-class">
</a><a href="https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/02/the-great-god-trump-and-the-white-working-class">https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/02/the-great-god-trump-and-the-white-working-class</a>=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movementThe <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_movement" title="Tea Party movement" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Tea Party movement</a> is an American political movement that advocates strict adherence to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution" title="United States Constitution" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">United States Constitution</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-1" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[1]</a>reducing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">U.S. government</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_federal_budget" title="United States federal budget" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">spending</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_the_United_States" title="Taxation in the United States" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">taxes</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-Gallup-2" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[2]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-thefiscaltimes.com-3" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[3]</a> and reduction of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_public_debt" class="mw-redirect" title="United States public debt" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">U.S. national debt</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_budget_deficit" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal budget deficit" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">federal budget deficit</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-Gallup-2" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[2]</a>In the 2010 midterm elections, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">The New York Times</a> identified 138 candidates for Congress with significant Tea Party support, and reported that all of them were running as Republicans. According to a calculation on an NBC blog, of the candidates that were backed by a Tea Party group, or identified themselves as a Tea Party member, 50% were elected to the Senate and 31% to the House. In addition, research by economists Andreas Madestam of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_University" title="Stockholm University" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;">Stockholm University</a>, Daniel Shoag and David Yanagizawa-Drott of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;">Harvard University</a>, and Stan Veuger of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Enterprise_Institute" title="American Enterprise Institute" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">American Enterprise Institute</a> estimated that the Tea Party movement protests generated 2.7–5.5 million additional votes nationwide for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Republican Party</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_House_elections" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 House elections" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">2010 House elections</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-4" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[4]</a>
<div id="toc" class="toc" style="border: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); background-color: rgb(248, 249, 250); padding: 7px; display: table; zoom: 1;"><div id="toctitle" style="direction: ltr; text-align: center;"><h2 style="background: none; margin: 1em 0px 0.25em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; border: 0px; display: inline; line-height: 1.3;">Contents</h2>  [<a role="button" tabindex="0" class="togglelink" style="background: none; cursor: pointer;">hide</a>] </div><ul style="list-style-type: none; margin: 0.3em 0px; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#2010_election" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">12010 election</a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#2012_election" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">22012 election</a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#2014_election" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">32014 election</a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#2015_elections" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">42015 elections</a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#2016_presidential_election" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">52016 presidential election</a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#Ground_game_and_Get_Out_The_Vote.28GOTV.29_efforts" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">6Ground game and Get Out The Vote (GOTV) efforts</a><ul style="list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#Tea_Party_ground_game.2FGOTV_before_2012" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">6.1Tea Party ground game/GOTV before 2012</a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#Challenge_of_the_ground_game_for_the_Tea_Party_in_the_2012_election_cycle" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">6.2Challenge of the ground game for the Tea Party in the 2012 election cycle</a></li></ul></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#References" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">7References</a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#Further_reading" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">8Further reading</a></li></ul></div><h2 style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 1em 0px 0.25em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); line-height: 1.3;">2010 election</h2>In the 2010 midterm elections, The New York Times identified 138 candidates for Congress with significant Tea Party support, and reported that all of them were running as Republicans—of whom 129 were running for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">House</a> and 9 for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Senate</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-5" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[5]</a> The Wall Street Journal – NBC News poll in mid October showed 35% of likely voters were Tea-party supporters, and they favored the Republicans by 84% to 10%.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-6" style="text-decoration-line: none; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">[6]</a> The first Tea Party candidate to be elected into office is believed to be Dean Murray, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island" title="Long Island" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Long Island</a> businessman, who won a special election for a New York State Assembly seat in February 2010.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-Murray-7" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[7]</a>According to a calculation on an NBC blog, 32% of the candidates that were backed by the Tea Party, or identified themselves as a Tea Party member, won the election.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-8" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[8]</a> In the primaries for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Colorado,2010" title="United States Senate election in Colorado, 2010" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Colorado</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Nevada,2010" title="United States Senate election in Nevada, 2010" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Nevada</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware,2010" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate election in Delaware, 2010" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Delaware</a> the Tea-party backed Senate Republican nominees defeated "establishment" Republicans that had been expected to win their respective Senate races, but went on to lose in the general election to their Democrat opponents.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-9" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[9]</a> The three Senate nominees were seen by many in America and the media as either amateurs or too far-out there to be electable as their positions on certain aspects were viewed as extreme.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-10" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[10]</a> Several of the Tea Party-endorsed candidates won victories against established Republicans in primaries, such as Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Nevada, New York, South Carolina, and Utah.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-11" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[11]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-12" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[12]</a><ul style="margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(" data:image="data:image" svg="svg" xml="xml" c="C" fxml="Fxml" version="version" d="D" encoding="encoding" utf-8="UTF-8" f="F" e="E" a="A" csvg="Csvg" http="http" fwww.w3.org="Fwww.w3.org" f2000="F2000" fsvg="Fsvg" width="width" height="height" ccircle="Ccircle" cx="cx" cy="cy" r="r" fill="fill" xmlns="xmlns" xmlns:data="data"><li style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Republican <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Brown(politician)" title="Scott Brown (politician)" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Scott Brown</a>, who received Tea Party support, was elected as the U.S. senator from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Massachusetts</a>, normally a solidly pro-Democratic state.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-13" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[13]</a></li><li style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.Dean_Murray" title="L. Dean Murray" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">L. Dean Murray</a>, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island" title="Long Island" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Long Island</a> businessman, won a special election for a New York State Assembly seat. He is believed to be the first Tea Party activist to be elected into office.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-Murray-7" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[7]</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah" title="Utah" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Utah</a> attorney <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_S.Lee" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael S. Lee" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Mike Lee</a> defeated establishment Republican U.S. Senator <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Bennett(politician)" title="Bob Bennett (politician)" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Bob Bennett</a> (R-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah" title="Utah" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Utah</a>) in the GOP senate primary on May 8, 2010. Lee's win is seen as a victory for the Tea Party Movement, whose supporters were against Bennett's return.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-14" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[14]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-15" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[15]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-16" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[16]</a></li><li style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rand_Paul" title="Rand Paul" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Rand Paul</a>, who gave a speech at the first tea party event held in December 2007 and who subsequently endorsed by other Tea Party groups, won the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Tuesday" title="Super Tuesday" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Super Tuesday</a> GOP Senate primary in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Kentucky</a>. Paul, the son of Republican Congressman <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Ron Paul</a> of Texas, comfortably beat Republican establishment favorite <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Kentucky" title="Secretary of State of Kentucky" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Secretary of State of Kentucky</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trey_Grayson" title="Trey Grayson" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Trey Grayson</a> with 60% of the vote, and subsequently won in the November general election.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-17" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[17]</a> He was quoted saying, "The Tea Party Movement is about saving our country from a mountain of debt."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-18" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[18]</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="South Carolina's 1st congressional district" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">South Carolina's 1st congressional district</a> GOP Primary, Tea Party favorite State Rep. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Scott(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tim Scott (politician)" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Tim Scott</a>, defeated two establishment Republicans with long family histories in Republican politics: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Thurmond" title="Paul Thurmond" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Paul Thurmond</a>, son of the former South Carolina <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">U.S. Senator</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strom_Thurmond" title="Strom Thurmond" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Strom Thurmond</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-19" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[19]</a> and Carroll Campbell, son of former South Carolina Governor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carroll_A.Campbell,Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Carroll A. Campbell, Jr." style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;">Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.</a> Scott has spent one term in the South Carolina House, where the businessman became the first African American GOP representative in more than 100 years.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-20" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[20]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-21" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[21]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-22" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[22]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-23" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[23]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-24" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[24]</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Haley" title="Nikki Haley" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Nikki Haley</a>, a 38-year-old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian-American" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian-American" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Indian-American</a> state representative, beat out three prominent Republican rivals in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">South Carolina</a> primary race for governor, capturing 49% of the vote. She defeated the second-place finisher, U.S. Representative <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gresham_Barrett" title="Gresham Barrett" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;">Gresham Barrett</a>, in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-off_election" class="mw-redirect" title="Run-off election" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;">run-off election</a> on June 22.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-25" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[25]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-26" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[26]</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In California, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_DeVore" title="Chuck DeVore" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Chuck DeVore</a>, who had Tea Party backing, lost the GOP senate primary to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina" title="Carly Fiorina" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Carly Fiorina</a>, who had backing from Sarah Palin.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-27" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[27]</a> But she lost on November 2, 2010, to Boxer.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-28" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[28]</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;">Nevada</a>, State Assemblywoman <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharron_Angle" title="Sharron Angle" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Sharron Angle</a> won the U.S. Senate Republican primary race, defeating the GOP favorite, State Sen. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Lowden" title="Sue Lowden" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;">Sue Lowden</a>, the one-time front runner.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-29" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[29]</a> Angle was defeated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;">Senate</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority_Leader" class="mw-redirect" title="Majority Leader" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;">Majority Leader</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Reid" title="Harry Reid" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;">Harry Reid</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-news.yahoo.com-30" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[30]</a></li><li style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Alaska</a>, attorney <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Miller(Alaska_politician)" title="Joe Miller (Alaska politician)" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Joe Miller</a> defeated current U.S. Senator <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Murkowski" title="Lisa Murkowski" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Lisa Murkowski</a>, in the GOP primary race on August 24, 2010. Murkowski had been appointed to the seat by her father, Alaska Governor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Murkowski" title="Frank Murkowski" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Frank Murkowski</a>, who had held the Senate seat for 30 years prior to becoming governor.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-31" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[31]</a> Murkowski remained in the election as a write-in candidate, eventually beating Miller in the general election.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-32" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[32]</a></li><li style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Delaware</a>, Tea Party-backed candidate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_O%27Donnell" title="Christine O'Donnell" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Christine O'Donnell</a> defeated veteran U.S. Representative <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Castle" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Castle" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Mike Castle</a> in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-33" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[33]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-34" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[34]</a>Her victory was a surprising upset and was seen as a sign of Tea Party movement strength, even though Castle and not O'Donnell was the Republican expected to easily win the seat.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-upsets_castle-35" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[35]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-Chase2010-09-15-36" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[36]</a> O'Donnell lost the election.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-news.yahoo.com-30" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[30]</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In New York, Tea Party-backed candidate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Paladino" title="Carl Paladino" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Carl Paladino</a> defeated former Representative <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Lazio" title="Rick Lazio" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Rick Lazio</a> in the Republican primary for governor;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-37" style="text-decoration-line: none; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">[37]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-38" style="text-decoration-line: none; background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;">[38]</a> in the November election he was defeated by Democrat candidate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Cuomo" title="Andrew Cuomo" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Andrew Cuomo</a>.</li><li style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In Florida, Tea Party favorite <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Florida_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio" title="Marco Rubio" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Marco Rubio</a> defeated Independent and sitting governor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Crist" title="Charlie Crist" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Charlie Crist</a> for the U.S. Senate seat.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-MarcoRubio-39" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[39]</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Colorado</a>, Tea Party favorite <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Buck" title="Ken Buck" style="background-image: none; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; text-decoration-line: none;">Ken Buck</a> won the GOP Senate primary, defeating Republican establishment candidate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Colorado" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;">Lieutenant Governor of Colorado</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_E.Norton" title="Jane E. Norton" style="background: none; text-decoration-line: none;">Jane Norton</a>, which caused controversy especially over Buck's stance on abortion.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-BuckNorton-40" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[40]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-41" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[41]</a> In the November general election, Buck was defeated by Senator Michael Bennet.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-42" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[42]</a></li></ul>There were allegations of Democratic candidates planting "fake" Tea Party candidates in Florida,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-florida-democratic-front-43" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[43]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-Tea-Party-Fakers-44" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[44]</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Michigan</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-Tea-Party-Fakers-44" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[44]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-michigan-democratic-link-45" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[45]</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">New Jersey</a>,<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-Tea-Party-Fakers-44" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[44]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-New-Jersey-democratic-plant-46" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[46]</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">Pennsylvania</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-Tea-Party-Fakers-44" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[44]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-pennsylvania-democratic-Jim-Schneller-47" style="text-decoration-line: none; background: none;">[47]</a><h2 style="background: none rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: normal; margin: 1em 0px 0.25em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(162, 169, 177); line-height: 1.3;">2012 election</h2>2014https://thinkprogress.org/meet-the-newest-wave-of-tea-party-congressmen-73175b1a88bf<a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/report/the-ten-scariest-republicans-heading-to-congress/">http://www.rightwingwatch.org/report/the-ten-scariest-republicans-heading-to-congress/</a>
Right Wing Watch: In Focus | Dec. 2010The Ten Scariest Republicans Heading to CongressBy Right Wing Watch StaffDOWNLOAD REPORTTABLE OF CONTENTS
Meet Renee Ellmers: Cracking Down on Monarchy and MosquesMeet Tom Marino: Plagued by Corruption ChargesMeet Tim Walberg: A Birther Goes to WashingtonMeet Vicky Hartzler: Missouri's Anti-Gay ZealotMeet Lou Barletta: America's Anti-Immigrant Mayor Heads to CongressMeet Tim Griffin: Karl Rove's Man in CongressMeet Allen West: Fanatical Opponent of Muslims, Immigrants, Progressives & ObamaMeet Alan Nunnelee: Mississippi's Newest Member of Congress is on a "Crusade to Save America"Meet Raul Labrador: Bryan Fischer's Favorite Tea PartierMeet Sandy Adams: Conspiracy-Theorist, Religious Extremist
Reaping the rewards of anti-incumbent sentiment, Republicans made enormous gains in the House of Representatives in the 2010 elections. While the majority of Americans agree that the vote was no mandate for the Republicans’ agenda, the new GOP House leadership, empowered by the most far-right Freshman Class since 1994, is nevertheless looking to impose a radical agenda. The House GOP’s Freshman Class provides an extreme far-right backbone for the GOP’s agenda—many newly-elected members based their campaigns on propagating anti-government extremism, appealing to bizarre and debunked conspiracy theories, denigrating gays, immigrants, and Muslims, and pledging to repeal multiple amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
In this profile of the “Ten Scariest Republicans Heading to Congress,” People For the American Way looks into newly elected members of the House, from Tea Party all-star Allen West to anti-gay activist Vicky Hartzler to Bush-crony Tim Griffin. The “Ten Scariest” include incoming congressmen who have been clouded by ethics scandals, lied about health care reform, and have ties to extremist groups. Among the ten, all share rapidly anti-choice and anti-equality views, enthusiastic support from the Religious Right, and reactionary economic ideas. Now, as members of the new GOP majority, the radical Freshman Class will have significant clout to promote Tea Party economics, lend credibility to dangerous conspiracy theories, and roll back the rights of women, immigrants, and gay people.
Meet Renee Ellmers: Cracking down on Monarchy and MosquesTea Party activist Renee Ellmers defeated Democratic Rep. Bob Etheridge by less than 1% of the vote in North Carolina’s second district.
A self-declared “product of the tea party,” Ellmers ran on an anti-health care and anti-stimulus platform: she compared President Obama to “Louis XIV, the Sun King” and asserted that his administration is establishing “a socialistic form of government.” She blasted Democrats for their “imperial ruling class attitude,” and referred to the economic stimulus plan as “massive government takeovers of the economy.”
Ellmers believes that Obama puts the country at risk because he supposedly refuses “to recognize – and tell the American people – [that] he understands radical Islamic terrorism does exist.” She also launched an ugly and bigoted campaign ad equating all Muslims with the 9/11 terrorists, [] arguing that the planned Islamic Community Center in Lower Manhattan is a “victory mosque” and a symbol of Muslim conquest:
Narrator: “After the Muslims conquered Jerusalem, and Cordoba and Constantinople, they built victory mosques. And now, they want to build a mosque near Ground Zero. Where does Bob Etheridge stand? He won’t say, won’t speak out, won’t take a stand.”
Ellmers: “The terrorists haven’t won, and we should tell them in plain English, ‘No, there will never be a mosque at Ground Zero.'”
In an interview with Anderson Cooper, she suggested that Obama’s foreign policy subtly shows support for terrorists by using foreign aid to build mosques. Cooper, however, pointed out that she was referring to a program started by President Bush that helps rebuild houses of worships including churches and temples. When Cooper asked if the Roman Catholic Church built a “victory church” in Rome over a Pagan temple, she took umbrage and asked Cooper if he was “anti-religion” or “anti-Christian.” Cooper replied: “That’s like the lowest response I have ever heard from a candidate, I have got to tell you.”
Defending her ad to right-wing radio talk show host Tammy Bruce, she said ,”It’s time for elected officials to go to Washington who are ready to stand up for America.”
Ellmers says she decided to run for Congress after she started campaigning against health care reform with Americans for Prosperity, a corporate front group tied to the Koch brothers. She told G. Gordon Liddy that the health care reform bill was “put in place simply to control our lives,” and maintained that “physicians are not going to be able to continue to practice” because of the reform law, which she said “is just a monster.”
According to Ellmers, insurance companies should be able to deny individuals coverage for pre-existing conditions. “Private insurance companies [should] decide how they’re going to handle the pre-existing conditions situation,” she said. Ellmers also attacked a requirement that insurance companies to cover maternity care and other health issues, calling such coverage “very costly.”
In a debate, Ellmers came out against emergency funding to protect the jobs of teachers, and suggested that diverting public funds towards private school vouchers through “school choice” would help prevent job losses among public school teachers.
She said that her plan to reduce the debt would be to cut taxes and end foreign aid. As a proponent of the “FairTax” she believes that the progressive income tax should be scrapped and replaced with a regressive national sales tax.
An avowed opponent of immigrant rights, Ellmers claimed that Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer showed “the kind of leadership we have not seen in a long time” when she signed SB 1070, and suggested that Congress vote to defund the Department of Justice over their lawsuit against the draconian immigration law.
Ellmers told the conservative RedState blog that she is fiercely anti-choice and opposes the feminist movement. She was been endorsed by Sarah Palin, Concerned Women for America, and the Susan B. Anthony List.
A Tea Party activist who smears minority groups for political gain and has no real plan to cut the deficit or save jobs, Renee Ellmers appears to exemplify many of the ugliest qualities of the Tea Party movement.
Meet Tom Marino: Plagued by Corruption ChargesIn 2007, Tom Marino resigned from his position as U.S. Attorney in Pennsylvania after a corruption scandal clouded his career and raised questions about his honesty. In 2005, Marino had used his official title as U.S. Attorney to provide a reference to his “close friend,” convicted felon Louis DeNaples, who was trying to win the state gaming commission’s approval to open slot machines at a resort he owned. When Marino’s office began an investigation into DeNaples for lying about his ties to organized crime, Marino’s assistants uncovered the reference and notified the Justice Department, which transferred the investigation out of Marino’s office. But questions about Marino’s ties to DeNaples remained.
Defending his actions, Marino said on a local radio show that the Department of Justice gave him permission to be a reference for DeNaples. But the Justice Department says there is “no record of Marino having received the permission” to serve as a reference for DeNaples and that Marino never informed the General Counsel office. Although Marino stands by his claim that he received written permission, he failed to produce any letter from the Department.
When the Justice Department launched an investigation into Marino’s actions, he resigned and promptly took a $250,000-a-year job as “DeNaples’ in-house lawyer.” Marino later under-reported his income on his financial disclosure forms, reporting that he only received $25,000 from DeNaples. Even Zack Oldham of the conservative blog RedState said of Marino’s actions: “The reality is just as bad as–if not worse than–the optics of this scandal.”
The DeNaples affair wasn’t even the first time Marino had run into corruption accusations. When Marino was District Attorney in Lycoming County, he tried to get a friend out of a drug charge by going behind the back of the county judge who had refused to toss out his friend’s conviction. According to the Luzeme County Citizens Voice, Marino “approached another judge and won the expungement, but the plan backfired when the second judge learned of the first judge’s involvement in the case.”
Marino continued to struggle with the truth in his campaign for Congress. He criticized his opponent, Rep. Chris Carney, for leaving Washington as an anti-abortion rights bill was being circulated during the health care reform debate. Carney was not in Washington at the time because his wife was undergoing surgery for breast cancer.
He later alleged that Carney “has no problem spending taxpayers’ money for abortions” and that Pennsylvania women were receiving taxpayer-subsidized abortions under the new health care law, even though nonpartisan fact-checkers have confirmed, repeatedly, that the law prohibits taxpayer funding for abortion.
Marino also berated his opponent for refusing to take questions from the press on political matters after Carney, a Navy Reservist, was called for active duty and was barred by law from making “statements to or answer questions from the news media regarding political issues or regarding government policies.”
But Marino’s ethical challenges have not kept the Far Right from embracing him. In fact, his right-wing politics have earned him the endorsements of Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Forum, Rick Santorum’s America’s Foundation, Mike Huckabee’s HuckPAC, the Family Research Council, and the Government Is Not God PAC.
On the issue of immigration, Marino opposes a pathway for citizenship for illegal immigrants, and touts his endorsement from Americans for Legal Immigration [], which has been called a “nativist extremist organization” by the Southern Poverty Law Center. In his Americans for Legal Immigration [] survey, Marino says he strongly favors Arizona’s severe SB 1070 law, would refuse to support comprehensive immigration reform, and would consider impeaching the president over immigration policy.
Marino said he would vote against extending unemployment benefits, maintaining that some of the people on unemployment simply don’t “want to go get work because they are being paid to stay home.” He said that non-senior citizens should face cuts in Social Security benefits if not the elimination of the program altogether, saying, “My generation and probably the generation that follows me, we are going to have to step up to the plate and say, ‘We are not going to get Social Security.'” The 60 Plus Association, a front group for the health care and pharmaceutical industries that supports privatizing Social Security, aired TV ads on Marino’s behalf.
In a radio interview in August, Marino reportedly suggested eliminating the IRS and the Departments of Education and Energy and replacing them with new agencies, saying, “There’s got to be a total revolution there.”
Despite the ethical cloud surrounding Marino, his hard-line conservative views and support from the Radical Right helped him win election to Congress.
Meet Tim Walberg: A Birther Goes to WashingtonTim Walberg, who is returning to the House next year after representing Michigan’s 7th district for one term from 2007-2009, brags that he “was a Tea Partier before there was a Tea Party.” Indeed, Walberg enthusiastically embraces the most extreme aspects of the Tea Party—from corporate pandering and vowing to cut social safety-net programs to far-right views on social issues and a predilection for conspiracy theories.
Walberg is perhaps most famous for his unabashed embrace of “birther” theories. Asked by a radio show caller if he thinks President Obama is an American citizen or a Muslim, Walberg responded:
“You know, I don’t know, I really don’t know. [] We don’t have enough information about this President. He was never given a job interview that was complete.
“But that’s not the issue now. [] He is President. Right now, we need to make sure that he doesn’t remain as President. Whether he’s American, a Muslim, a Christian, you name it.”
While other candidates have tried to tiptoe away from their own birther claims, Walberg later doubled down, saying that he would “take [Obama] at his word that he’s an American citizen”…and then suggested that Congress impeach Obama in order to obtain a copy of his birth certificate.
But birtherism isn’t the only right-wing conspiracy theory that Walberg backs. He has repeated the bizarre—and completely debunked—theory that the Chinese are drilling for oil off the coast of Florida. And he continues to repeat discredited ideas about the origins of the Iraq war. He said that Saddam Hussein funded the Al Qaeda terrorists behind the 9/11 attacks, and insisted in a debate last month that Iraq “absolutely” had weapons of mass destruction before the American invasion—something that even George W. Bush now admits is not true.
Walberg backs an extreme pro-corporate economic agenda. When Walberg first won election in 2006, the ultra-conservative Club For Growth counted his victory as its own, bragging that its PAC “scored its first-ever knock-out of an incumbent” when Walberg defeat a moderate incumbent in the Republican primary. The Club for Grouth had poured millions of dollars into Walberg’s 2006 campaign, spending $1 million in the primary, and then producing vicious attack adds against his Democratic opponent in the general election. This year, American Future Fund, an especially shadowy group with ties to Big Agriculture, spent over $500,000 to run an ad attacking Walberg’s opponent with false claims about health care reform and clean energy legislation.
And, it seems, Walberg’s big business backers will get what they paid for. The League of Conservation Voters named him to their 2010 Dirty Dozen, the second time he had made that list. During his one previous term in Congress, LCV said, “Walberg opposed every major clean energy reform…earning a 0% LCV score.” LCV continued, “During his two years in office, he was on the wrong side of conservation and clean energy on 32 out of 33 votes. He even voted against the No Child Left Inside Act, designed to help educate children about the natural environment.” Indeed, no clean energy effort is too small to earn Walberg’s disdain: on the campaign trail, he slammed Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm for riding her bicycle to work.
Walberg wants to dramatically cut social safety net programs, and directs much of his scorn on Social Security. He’s advocated for privatizing the program, and agreed with a supporter at a Tea Party event who said Social Security is unconstitutional and “a Ponzi scheme.” In 2006, he called Social Security “socialism at its finest,” adding, “That’s defined as socialism when the government is required to take care of us all.”
Walberg’s Religious Right credentials are also stellar. He opposes abortion rights, including in cases of rape or incest. As a member of the House, he cosponsored two bills that, according to NARAL, “would end all legal abortion, most common forms of birth control, stem cell research, and in vitro fertilization”. He voted against a bill that would have provided for stem cell research.
In 2008, Walberg was the only member of the House education committee to vote “no” on extending funding for the Head Start program. He objected to a provision in the bill that prohibited Head Start preschools from discriminating based on religion, warning that a Christian parochial school might have to hire a Muslim or “a Wiccan from a coven in Ann Arbor.”
In the House, Walberg voted against the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and against expanding hate crimes legislation to include gender identity and sexual orientation, and against the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. He also opposed equal pay legislation and the 2008 Paycheck Fairness Act.
Meet Vicky Hartzler: Missouri's Anti-Gay ZealotAlthough Ike Skelton, the long-time representative in Missouri’s fourth congressional district, was far from a supporter of LGBT equality, Vicky Hartzler, the Republican who defeated him in this year’s election, has based her political career on supporting discrimination against gays and lesbians.
A former state legislator, she was the spokeswoman and public face of the Coalition to Protect Marriage in Missouri, which successfully amended the state Constitution to include a ban same-sex marriage (which was already banned by statute) in 2004. The New York Times writes that her group used “church functions, yard signs and a ‘marriage chain’ of rallies across the state,” and Hartzler “said she hoped that the outcome would send a loud message to the rest of the country: ‘Here in the heartland we have a heart for families, and this is how deeply we feel about marriage.'”
Her work helped her receive praise from Religious Right leaders like Mike Huckabee, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council, and Penny Nance of Concerned Women PAC.
Mother Jones posited that Hartzler might be the “most anti-gay candidate in America”– she believes that repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell will “put us at risk,” maintains that sexual orientation is a choice and therefore gay people aren’t entitled to civil rights, and dubbed hate crimes legislation one of the “the extreme agenda items of the gay movement.”
Paul Guequierre of the Human Rights Campaign told Mother Jones that while “Ike Skelton has not been a friend of the LGBT community,” unlike Hartzler, “he does not wake up in the morning thinking about what he can do to harm the LGBT community.”
A staunch anti-choice activist, Hartzler supported legislation which “would have allowed for prosecutors to charge women who obtained late-term abortions with murder” and “also have permitted second-degree murder charges to be filed against doctors who performed such procedures.” She was also the chief sponsor of a bill that would pressure women seeking an abortion to view their sonograms. Throughout her career in the State House, she consistently received perfect ratings from the right-wing Missouri Family Network.
Hartzler wrote a book for Christian activists running for office called “Running God’s Way: Step by Step to a Successful Political Campaign,” which “discusses how to run a political campaign by using events and stories in the Bible as a guide.” Phyllis Schlafly gave her a laudatory introduction at an Eagle Forum event, calling her book “a manual for action.”
In a profile by the American Family Association, Hartzler said that she found inspiration from God to run for public office at the age of nine, and her book maintains that “Christians must become more active in politics if they are to have the impact God calls them to have.” Hartzler said that her book provides Christian candidates with “the tools and inspiration they need to bring God’s light in a darkening world.”
According to one sympathetic review in a local newspaper, Hartzler’s book “praises Absalom — a rebellious son of King David, God’s anointed leader for Israel and according to Christian theology an early example of divinely ordained rule prefiguring that of Jesus Christ — as being the ‘first politician’ and an example for modern political leaders. In Hartzler’s words, ‘Absalom won over the hearts of the people of Israel using time-tested campaign strategies. We, too, can campaign successfully following these same guidelines.'”
A climate change denier, Hartzler asserted that she does not believe in climate change since she read “some articles that [said] it’s actually decreasing, that we have climates getting colder…and certainly, I don’t believe that if there is a climate change that man has a very significant role in that.”
Hartzler ran an ugly anti-immigrant ad against Ike Skelton, in which she claimed that by voting to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program Skelton supported “welfare benefits” for “illegal immigrants,” and criticized him for opposing a measure that would prohibit illegal immigrants from attending public schools as “giving illegal immigrants free education.”
She appealed to Tea Partiers by slamming government spending, as she blasted Congress’s spending plans and said that “we just want the government to leave us alone here in Missouri’s 4th.” However, according to the Kansas City Star, Hartzler’s “farm has received $774,325 in federal subsidies from 1995 to 2009.” She defended the government farm subsidies as a “national defense issue,” and claimed that she would not support cuts to Social Security, Medicare, or defense.
In an editorial board interview, she couldn’t name any programs she would cut funding to other than “the Lady Bird Highway Beautification projects. She indicated that garden clubs could do some of this work along the highways, saving public funds.”
However, Hartzler does appear to support spending money to expand the role of the Navy in Missouri– she argued that under Skelton’s watch the landlocked state has “the smallest Navy here that we have had since the early 1960s.”
Hartzler blended her Tea Party lip service and Religious Right advocacy to topple one of the most powerful members of the House, and will now bring her years of experience in anti-equality and anti-choice activism to become a prominent voice of the Far Right in the GOP-led House.
Meet Lou Barletta: America's Anti-Immigrant Mayor Heads to CongressThose disappointed to see anti-immigrant zealot Tom Tancredo off the national political stage will find a similar one-issue firebrand in Pennsylvania Congressman-Elect Lou Barletta.
Barletta rose to national prominence as the mayor of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, a small working class city that in 2006 enacted some of the most draconian anti-immigrant measures in the country. Hazleton’s law put tough penalties on individuals and businesses who knowingly or unknowingly did business with undocumented immigrants—it revoked for five years the business license of any business caught employing an undocumented immigrant, and slapped landlords caught renting to undocumented immigrants with a $1,000-a-day fine. The law also declared English the official language of Hazleton, and prohibited city officials from translating documents without permission.
When the law passed, Barletta told the Washington Post, “I will get rid of the illegal people. It’s this simple: They must leave.” On the day the city passed the measure, Barletta wore a bulletproof vest to illustrate his concern over crimes he said were being committed by undocumented immigrants. Statistics, however, showed that undocumented immigrants were hardly responsible for a crime wave in Hazelton: the city’s data showed that of 8,575 felonies committed in the city between 2000 and 2007, 20 had been linked to undocumented immigrants. Later, forced to admit that he had no proof of an illegal immigrant-caused crime wave, or proof that illegal immigrants were crowding Hazleton’s schools and hospitals, or even any idea how many illegal immigrants were in Hazelton, Barletta responded, “The people in my city don’t need numbers.”
After the law took effect, businesses catering to Latino residents that had revitalized Hazleton’s downtown area saw a sharp drop in business, and Latino residents reported increased hostility from white residents.
A federal judge struck down Barletta’s law in 2007, writing, “The genius of our Constitution is that it provides rights even to those who evoke the least sympathy from the general public. Hazleton, in its zeal to control the presence of a group deemed undesirable, violated the rights of such people, as well as others within the community.” An appeals court this year upheld the ruling.
Although Barletta claimed to be defending “the legal taxpayer of any race,” he admitted that he found inspiration for the law from the website of self-described “proud nationalist” Jim Turner, who pushed a similar measure in San Bernardino, California to prevent the state from becoming, as he put it, a “Third World Cesspool.”
As copy-cat laws started to pop up in towns around the country, Barletta became a hero to anti-immigrant and nativist groups. When he ran for Congress in 2008, Barletta’s campaign received $10,920 from the Minuteman PAC, the political spending arm of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, a vigilante border-patrol group that the Southern Poverty Law Center calls “nativist extremist.” It was the largest donation the Minuteman PAC made to a candidate that year.
In 2009, Barletta drew fire for speaking at a conference hosted by The American Cause, a group that had earlier that year released a report urging the Republican Party to not “pander to pro-amnesty Hispanics and swing voters,” and instead to put anti-immigrant policies at the forefront of the party’s strategy. The report was authored by several anti-immigrant advocates, many who had clear records of dabbling in white supremacy. The executive director of the group, and main author of the report, had even been charged with a hate crime against an African American woman. The immigrants’ rights group America’s Voice described the 2009 conference as “a forum for white nationalists to forge ties with ‘mainstream’ media commentators and conservative leaders.”
Although Barletta frames most of his politics through the lens of illegal immigration, he has also embraced Tea Party talking points on social issues, the environment, and the scope of government. In a candidates’ debate, he said his first action as a member of Congress would be to vote to repeal health care reform. He says the Affordable Care Act brought about “nationalized health care” and said it would put “life-affecting health decisions in the hands of bureaucrats,” and echoed the false claim raised by many in the Tea Party that health care reform “will take $500 billion out of Medicare.” He told a forum in Pocono, “We’re afraid of our government. We’re afraid of what our government is going to do” and claimed on his campaign website that President Obama and Democrats in Congress are “spending our country into servitude.”
In terms of government spending, Barletta took particular issue with the comparatively miniscule $1.1 million that was spent to send members of Congress and their staffers to last year’s climate summit in Copenhagen. He claims to be a climate change skeptic, saying, “You know there’s arguments on both sides. I’m not convinced that there’s scientific evidence that proves that. I believe there’s some that can also argue the opposite.”
When Obama created a panel to distribute recovery funds from BP’s $20 billion escrow account after the Gulf oil spill, Barletta said, “It’s exactly what the people of the Gulf don’t need – more bureaucracy.”
Barletta’s record as mayor of Hazleton doesn’t speak well, however, for his future as a fiscal problem solver: his budget for Hazleton last year hikes taxes and fees, and called for laying off government workers—including a number of police officers. As Barletta leaves office, Hazleton has the highest rate of unemployment in Pennsylvania. Despite raising taxes as Mayor of Hazleton, Barletta has signed Americans for Tax Reform’s pledge to never raise taxes in Washington.
Barletta opposes marriage equality, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal, and abortion rights. He has also embraced right-wing conspiracy theories about government-run “death panels” and the imminent risk of human cloning, stating on his website, “I will oppose the efforts of some to increase or expand the protection or establishment of legal euthanasia, abortion, and human cloning. As Congress begins to tackle the issues of Medicare and health care reform, I will never support a program that results in rationing of life-saving procedures to those covered under those programs.”
In his predictably hostile response to the planned Islamic community center in lower Manhattan, he advanced the popular right-wing pseudo-historical theory of Muslim “victory mosques.”
While Barletta, it seems, will be a reliable vote for the Republican Party’s far-right wing, he’s already emerging as a leader on anti-immigrant zealotry. Two days after the election, he went on Fox News to accuse Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of attempting to buy Hispanic votes by introducing the widely popular DREAM Act, which provides a path to citizenship for those who entered the country illegally as children and who go on to college or military service.
Meet Tim Griffin: Karl Rove's Man in CongressRunning for an open Democratic seat, Tim Griffin defeated progressive champion Joyce Elliott to win the election to represent Arkansas’s second district.
Tim Griffin worked on the two George W. Bush presidential campaigns and was the RNC’s chief opposition researcher during John McCain’s 2008 campaign . In 2000, he said of his opposition research department: “We think of ourselves as the creators of the ammunition in a war…. We make the bullets.” Conservative columnist Robert Novak called Griffin “a protégé of Karl Rove, who is a leading practitioner of opposition research — the digging up of derogatory information about political opponents.”
He received notoriety in 2004 for his work to advance the false smears propagated by the discredited group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.
Griffin again came into controversy when President Bush appointed him U.S. Attorney as part of his ongoing efforts to politicize the Department of Justice. “In December 2006, U.S. Attorney Bud Cummings was fired from his district in Northeast Arkansas and replaced with Tim Griffin,” writes investigative journalist Shannyn Moore. In hiring Griffin and other U.S. Attorneys, the Bush Administration used a little known provision of the USA Patriot Act to avoid confirmation hearings and votes by the U.S. Senate. Deputy Attorney General Paul McNaulty later testified that “Cummings was fired to make a place for Griffin at the urging of Karl Rove and Harriet Miers,” the former White House Counsel. Kyle Sampson, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’s Chief of Staff, wrote in an email that “getting him appointed was important to Harriet, Karl, etc.”
Paul Charlton, who was also ousted in the Bush Administration’s purge of U.S. Attorneys, said that Griffin “spread the rumors around the White House that Bud Cummings was not a good U.S. Attorney” in order to get him fired. Another U.S. Attorney who was pushed out during the purge, David Iglesias, maintains that Tim Griffin “never should have been U.S. Attorney, he was fundamentally unqualified.”
When defending Griffin’s nomination, the Bush Administration used misleading talking points that significantly exaggerated his experience as a prosecutor.
Griffin continued his deeply political work while serving as a U.S. Attorney, but was forced to resign in 2007 when he was caught in a “vote caging” operation to prevent minorities from voting. The BBC uncovered emails sent by Griffin during the 2004 campaign which included ‘caging lists‘ to bar typically marginalized groups voting, and Griffin’s “caging lists were heavily weighted with minority voters including homeless individuals, students and soldiers sent overseas.”
Iglesias said that Griffin’s management of the vote caging maneuvers represented “reprehensible conduct and it may be illegal.” As a result of his disreputable background, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) rated him one of the “most corrupt” candidates for Congress.
When he was not working in the Bush Administration or for GOP campaigns, Griffin was a high-paid consultant and earned hundreds of thousands of dollars while working for “lobbying and consulting firms on shadowy causes,” including the corporate astro-turf campaign that was fighting Alaska’s Clean Water Initiative.
Throughout his congressional campaign, Griffin closely followed the Karl Rove-playbook of appealing to both corporate interests and the Religious Right. Griffin wants to repeal health care reform and once supported the elimination of corporate taxes in favor of a regressive national sales tax. At a candidate forum, he even went out of his way to laud the state’s relatively low wages for workers and anti-union laws.
An opponent of equal rights and a woman’s right to choose, Griffin supports a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, believes that employers should be allowed to fire their employees due to their sexual orientation, and has pledged to protect the discriminatory Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA). The fervently anti-choice group Americans United for Life Action ran ads boosting Griffin and criticizing his opponent, saying that she does not care about “the life of an innocent child.”
After a long career of dirty tricks, corporate astro-turfing, and Rovian politics, Griffin is a darling of the Republican leadership and set to become a star member of the GOP’s freshman class.
Meet Allen West: Fanatical Opponent of Muslims, Immigrants, Progressives and ObamaIn one of the Tea Party’s biggest victories, Florida’s Allen West defeated incumbent Democrat Ron Klein in a rematch of their 2008 race. West, an Army veteran, became a YouTube sensation by criticizing “this tyrannical government” and crying out: “if you’re here to stand up to get your musket, to fix your bayonet, and to charge into the ranks, you are my brother and sister in this fight.” He said that the country was engaging in “class warfare” between “a producing class and an entitlement class,” which is composed of Obama supporters.
While serving in Iraq, he was forced out of the Army for his violent handling of an investigation of a police officer. During the interrogation, West dragged “him outside, pushed his head into the sand, and fired a gun next to his face to get him to sing.” According to West: “It wasn’t torture. Seeing Rosie O’Donnell naked would be torture.”
West also has close ties to the Outlaws motorcycle gang, which an NBC News report found had criminal ties and a website that features a page honoring members who are in prison, extolling “members convicted of violent crimes, including murder.” In a letter, West wrote: “Please, no more references to ‘criminal’ because I can tell you, they have the utmost respect for me and that which I seek to achieve. I was never more amazed at how members of the Outlaws guarded me during a one hour cell phone radio interview.”
West has addressed events sponsored by Outlaws-linked organizations, used Outlaws members to harass his rival’s campaign workers, and writes a column for the group’s magazine. The magazine, “Wheels on the Road,” has published anti-Semitic, racist and sexist material, and once called women “oral relief stations.”
West encouraged his supporters to use violence in suppressing the votes of opponents, saying, “You’ve got to make the fellow scared to come out of his house.”
He maintains that it is “unfortunate” that gays and lesbians are serving in the military, and compared homosexuality to adultery. He is also radically anti-choice. On abortion rights, he has said, “I believe all future discussion on this issue should move us toward the elimination of abortion except in the most extraordinary of circumstances,” and accused pro-choice groups of “promot[ing] abortion as a means of birth control.”
West wants to eliminate the progressive tax system, supports tax cuts for the rich, and calls Wall Street reform a “sham.” He’s advocated for eliminating the Departments of Energy and Education.
On immigration, West claims that illegal immigrants should not have access to care in emergency rooms, and that Muslim terrorists are coming through the border with Mexico. West’s first decision as Representative-elect was to choose as his chief of staff right-wing radio talk show host Joyce Kaufman, who called for illegal immigrants to be “hung on the central square.”
A Republican partisan, West said: “I hate big-tent. I hate inclusiveness. And I hate outreach.” West uses extreme rhetoric against Democrats and liberals. He said that liberals resented the fact that he saved the lives of American soldiers. On the anti-Islam blog Atlas Shrugs, he wrote that progressives “detest anyone who has the courage of conviction and love of America, something which they find unconscionable.” In the same post, he wrote, “Liberals seek to destroy any institution of intrinsic value: God, country, family, honor, valor, courage, VIRTUE… Why? Because if such things exist, then they must be defended, which brings them back to their fear of action.” He has also claimed that Democratic combat veterans Joe Sestak and Patrick Murphy “hate the military.”
West says that Obama does not “care for this country” and wants to “make it like some type of third world socialist cesspool,” and is not an American since he grew up in Indonesia and “never played little league baseball.” He compared Obama and his “tyrannical government” to the rise of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi party in Germany, and dubbed the Obama Administration a “thugocracy.”
Militantly anti-Muslim, West consistently criticizes Arabs and Muslims. He told Atlas Shrugs’ Pamela Geller that the Bible is evidence the Arabs are a “wild” people: “the Angel of the Lord said to [Hagar]: ‘Behold you are with child, and you shall bear a son, you shall call his name Ishmael, because the Lord has heard your affliction. He shall be a wild man; His hand shall be against everyman, and every man’s hand against him. And he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.’ Ishmael of course became the beginning of the Arab people….and God’s word is immutable truth.”
He has suggested that there are “thirty-six training camps” run by terrorists inside the US, and that soldiers are becoming “brainwashed” by terrorists who “infiltrated the military.” According to West, Islam is “not a religion” but a “theo-political belief system and construct” that must be destroyed.
Meet Alan Nunnelee: Mississippi's Newest Member of Congress is on a 'Crusade to Save America'Mississippi Democrat Travis Childers was a prime target for the GOP the moment he took office after a special election in May, 2008 in a seat that Republicans had held for 14 years. One of the most conservative Democrats in the House, Childers opposed health care reform and abortion rights, supported gun rights, and voted with his party less often than almost any other House member.
But despite his conservative bona fides, Childers couldn’t hold onto his seat against the challenge of far-right state senator Alan Nunnelee. Nunnelee describes himself as on a “crusade to save America.” Although Childers voted against almost all of the Democrats’ major pieces of legislation, Nunnelee criticized him for not being conservative enough. In a speech before his primary victory, Nunnelee declared that Democratic policies are “more dangerous” than Pearl Harbor or 9/11: “What I see in Washington over the last 16 months is a more dangerous attack because it’s an attack on our freedom that’s coming from the inside.”
In an interview with a local Tea Party group, Nunnelee questioned whether the Obama Administration has a national security policy, saying “the administration has been so preoccupied with their domestic agenda that they have ignored our national defense.”
In a speech before the Byhalia Chamber of Commerce in August, Nunnelee dipped his toes in conspiracy theory, announcing that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was planning to investigate American citizens who oppose the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque”: “Just yesterday, the Speaker of the House said that those people that were opposed to building a mosque at the site of Ground Zero need to be investigated. So if you had a conversation at work, if you picked up your cell phone and called your brother in law, if you sent an email to your children, and you expressed concern about that, you need to watch out, because the Speaker of the House thinks you should be investigated.”
A state senator since 1994, Nunnelee has been a leader in far-right initiatives including hard-line anti-choice laws, opposition to gay rights, reducing environmental oversight, and making it more difficult to obtain Medicaid.
Nunnelee was at the forefront of Mississippi’s efforts to all but eliminate abortion services in the state. He was instrumental in the effort to pass Mississippi’s ban on late term abortion and led the effort to create a law directly challenging Roe v. Wade, which he called “the worst kind of law.” Nunnelee’s law set up tough parental consent requirements and provided that, in the event that Roe v. Wade was overturned, doctors performing abortions could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison. Nunnelee also wrote an “informed consent” law requiring women to look at a picture book of fetal development before agreeing to an abortion procedure. He worked with anti-choice groups to write a law requiring abortion clinics in Mississippi to meet “ambulatory surgical facility” standards, intended to put abortion clinics out of business by requiring them to follow onerous and precise standards including having hallways over six feet wide and “an attractive setting.” This year, Nunnelee sponsored a bill requiring Mississippi to “opt-out” of using federal health care funds for abortion—although the state already has such a ban and the federal health care bill involves no such funding. He called it the “Federal Abortion-Mandate Opt-Out Act.”
There is now only one abortion clinic in Mississippi.
On the issue of marriage, Nunnelee brags of having pushed Mississippi’s anti-marriage equality constitutional amendment, and of working to prevent gay couples in the state from adopting children, saying: “I am proud to have pushed the statutory language prohibiting same sex couples from adopting as well as the Constitutional Amendment prohibiting same sex marriage in Mississippi.” He also voted to allow an option for covenant marriage, a marriage agreement under which it is very difficult to get a divorce.
Nunnelee was behind the successful push to make the DMV print “Choose Life” license plates, with the proceeds going to benefit anti-choice groups, and also boasts that he “led the efforts to place our national motto, In God we Trust, on the classroom wall of every school classroom in the state.”
Nunnelee also boasts of his roll in a 2004 plan that cut 65,000 Mississippians from the state’s Medicaid rolls. His suggestion for those who lost coverage was to call drug companies to find out about free or reduced price prescriptions. The Mississippi Human Services Coalition gave him a 0 percent ranking for his abysmal voting record.
He has consistently voted for Voter ID laws, which often work to prevent low-income people from voting. He has said he supports Arizona’s draconian anti-immigrant law, saying, “unless the federal government is willing to enforce existing laws, states must protect themselves as Arizona has.” In a GOP candidates’ debate, he stated, “I would be absolutely opposed to granting any kind of amnesty to any man or woman who is in this country illegally,” and also supports ending the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship.
Finally, after he was elected, Nunnelee went on the radio with notorious bigot Bryan Fischer to discuss the GOP’s policies in the new Congress, repeatedly agreeing that health care reform should be repealed at all costs, even if it takes a government shut-down.
Meet Raul Labrador: Bryan Fischer's Favorite Tea PartierIn the Republican primary to see who would face off against Democratic Rep. Walt Minnick, Raul Labrador ran to the right of his very conservative opponent, who was endorsed by Sarah Palin and the NRCC. Labrador rallied support from Religious Right and Tea Party groups in order to upset Republican Vaughn Ward, whose campaign imploded, and he went on to defeat Rep. Minnick.
Labrador made his right-wing views clear when he announced his campaign in an email “to a former Idaho blogger known for his extreme conservative views.” He supports withdrawing the US from the United Nations, returning to the Gold Standard, and eliminating the Department of Education. Labrador even wants to repeal the 17th Amendment and end the right of voters to elect their Senators, bizarrely saying that it is “the constitutional position to take” and the only way to make sure “that U.S. Senators are actually beholden to the people.”
In the State House, Labrador said he will work “tirelessly to defund and repeal Obamacare” and spearheaded the passage of a bill which compels the Attorney General to challenge the health care reform law in federal court and bars the government from mandating coverage. When speaking to radio talk show host Laura Ingraham, Labrador maintained that the law was “historic, but remember, Benedict Arnold was also historic, he betrayed our nation. And I think the Democratic Party betrayed our nation yesterday as well.”
An anti-government zealot, he backed bills which seek to reaffirm Idaho’s sovereignty from the federal government, to limit “Congress’ power under the commerce clause,” and to stop the federal government from enforcing gun laws.
He won support from the Religious Right community and the American Family Association’s director of public policy and talk show host Bryan Fischer, who compared gays to terrorists and believes that Muslims should be prohibited from building mosques in the U.S., called Labrador his “good friend” and the two hosted Tea Party rallies together. Labrador voted to make the federal government “provide for the presence of God in the public domain,” supports the law banning openly gay and lesbian soldiers from serving in the military, and opposes same-sex marriage rights.
The Family Research Council Action PAC ran radio ads endorsing Labrador, who supported him as a result of his 100% anti-choice record–he voted to allow medical professionals to refuse contraceptives, voted in favor of increasing burdens on women seeking to terminate their pregnancies–and lauded his opposition to abortion in all cases. Penny Nance of the far-right Concerned Women for America showered praise on Labrador, the National Right to Life Committee extolled his “exemplary pro-life record,” and he was a principal legislative ally of Idaho Chooses Life.
A proponent of corporate interests, Labrador wants to scrap the progressive income tax in favor of a national sales tax, supports the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United, and signed Grover Norquist’s anti-tax pledge. Even though he opposes the economic stimulus, as a state representative he repeatedly voted in favor of spending federal money provided by the stimulus. On immigration, Arizona’s notorious Sheriff Joe Arpaio endorsed Labrador, who has said that illegal immigrants are “going to have to self-deport.”
Raul Labrador’s fanatical mission to rewrite the Constitution and dismantle the federal government has generated massive support from the Tea Party, and Religious Right figures like Bryan Fischer and Peggy Nance have given Labrador their blessing as a result of his rigid anti-choice and anti-equality views. [] Labrador is now set to bring his extremist views and right-wing platform from the Idaho State House to the U.S. Congress.
Meet Sandy Adams: Conspiracy-Theorist, Religious ExtremistAfter serving four terms in the Florida State House, Sandy Adams ran for U.S. Congress and handily defeated freshman congresswoman Suzanne Kosmas. She built up a far-right voting record as a state representative, and shei campaigned as the most conservative candidate in the competitive Republican primary.
As a legislator and candidate Sandy Adams has embraced the agenda of the Religious Right. Adams voted to enact burdensome waiting periods and tougher parental notice laws for young women seeking abortions, and voted in favor of forcing women to have ultrasound tests before terminating a pregnancy, which the governor ultimately vetoed because it placed “an inappropriate burden on women seeking to terminate a pregnancy.” During the GOP primary she was endorsed by militantly anti-choice groups including the Republican National Coalition for Life and the American Conservative Union. Moreover, she is on record opposing stem-cell research and boasts that she “fought against this type of research funding in the Florida House of Representatives.”
She is also an avowed opponent of teaching evolution, and voted in favor of a bill that calls on teachers to “teach theories that contradict the theory of evolution.” Adams herself does not believe evolution and says that Christians should reject evolution in favor of “the biblical terms of how we came about.” When asked “by a caller in a telephone town hall meeting whether she believed in evolution…Adams replied, ‘I’m Christian. What else do you want to know?'” Adams also supports Florida’s unsuccessful private school vouchers program and wants the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools.
Like Sharron Angle, Sandy Adams floats the baseless conspiracy theory that Islamic, or Sharia, law is thriving in Muslim communities in Michigan and in danger of spreading throughout Michigan and the United States:
“The Muslim extremist project is to create pockets and to grow their Muslim extreme philosophies, and if you look at some of our towns within our own borders, like Michigan, Michigan has cities that have a lot of Muslim influence and even so much as I would say some extremist Muslim influence because they are trying to operate under Sharia law, not American law. And I believe that we need to continue to operate under our Constitutional laws and the laws of our country and our state and we should not be under any other form of the law.”
Sarah Palin endorsed Sandy Adams, and Adams claims that she “can’t wait to join the Tea Party Caucus” and said that “I believe what Michele Bachmann is doing is the right thing to do and I will be part of that Caucus, I can assure you of that.”
She has embraced anti-government extremism, and wants to radically alter the Constitution by repealing the 16th and 17th Amendments, which would eliminate the progressive income tax and the right of voters to elect their U.S. Senators, respectively. Adams believes that instead of voters, state legislators like herself should pick the state’s Senators. Adams also wants to abolish the Department of Education, said that the Departments of Energy and Interior Departments should be “completely dismantled” because they are “not allowed by our Constitution,” and strongly opposes Wall Street Reform. She wouldn’t “vouch for the constitutionality of the federal Clean Water and Clean Air acts without reading them,” writes the Orlando Sentinel, “yet she’s all for big government when it comes to NASA,” which is based in her district.
Furthermore, she backs Republican Rep. Paul Ryan’s “Roadmap for America,” which calls for the privatization of Social Security and Medicare. According to Florida Today, Adams “wants to cut government spending, but couldn’t cite one area to cut; wants to repeal health care reform, but offered no alternative; and is willing to look at privatizing Medicare, something that should alarm seniors.” Adams was also the chief sponsor of a state constitutional amendment that would stop Florida from cooperating with the recently passed health care reform law by barring mandatory insurance coverage.
Adams is also ardently opposed to immigrant rights and touts the endorsement of Americans for Legal Immigration, which has been classified as a “nativist extremist organization” by the Southern Poverty Law Center. The group is “allied with various Minuteman factions” and, according to the SPLC, the group’s “‘rallying cry is: Illegals Go Home!'” While serving in the State House, Adams was one of just fourteen members to vote against allowing undocumented children to receive healthcare through Florida KidCare.
On the environment, Adams supports offshore oil drilling off Florida’s coast and tried to censure the Governor for attempting to pass a constitutional amendment to prohibit such drilling.
A steadfast and longtime advocate of the Religious Right and anti-government extremism, Sandy Adams plans to be a bridge between Christian conservatives and Tea Party reactionaries in addition to a stalwart ally of Michele Bachmann in the House.
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">112th congress 2010 biggest leap to right on record; waman lost chr on energy (pt man on cap in trade win) ; koch $ > exxon 22/of 31; 5 of 6 frosh AFP $ <span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Climate Pledge, created 2008 to ~ scotus on GHG EPA 274
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Morgan Griffith > Boucher on energy comm. Took lead on war on EPA, “rein in, cut 27% (senate limited to 16) ½ US lives 10 mi of toxic waste 274. Crossett Ark 11/15 fam cancer G-P paper mill effluent. Air usa today most toxic 1%; class action fail; lisa jackson vowed action.
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Koch TRI #1: 950 mil lbs/yr 275, release 56.8 so #5 polluter; 24 mill tons ghg/yr by 2011 = 5 mil cars.
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Frosh Mike Pompeo (koch $ in his aerospace co) ~ EPA GHG and dBase consumer complaints on unsafe products 276
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">2011 koch 8m$ lobby congress, most green.  Upton had been mod on env, but naked belly crawl to find on flank (like Inglis) [BULB bill?] co- author op-ed with Tim P WSJ CPP? “Unconst pwr grab...kill millions of jobs” ; got chair, said he’d make LJ need parking space.
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wish list: no new ESA, uranium adjacent to grand cyn, dereg mountain top, coal ash not designated as air pollution 277.  Req EPA to consider costs without regard to health or science ~ Clean air act rip heart out. ~ alt energy: Solyndra walton backers  (pgm was B2 and turned profit); another solar co fail backed by D Doll, koch donor.  AFP => gop on grn.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement</a>In the 2010 midterm elections, The New York Times identified 138 candidates for Congress with significant Tea Party support, and reported that all of them were running as Republicans—of whom 129 were running for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives" style="text-decoration: none; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">House</a> and 9 for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate" style="text-decoration: none; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Senate</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-4" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[4]</a>According to a calculation on an NBC blog, 32% of the candidates that were backed by the Tea Party, or identified themselves as a Tea Party member, won the election.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-7" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[7]</a> In the primaries for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Colorado,2010" title="United States Senate election in Colorado, 2010" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Colorado</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Nevada,2010" title="United States Senate election in Nevada, 2010" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Nevada</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware,2010" title="United States Senate election in Delaware, 2010" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Delaware</a> the Tea-party backed Senate Republican nominees defeated "establishment" Republicans that had been expected to win their respective Senate races, but went on to lose in the general election to their Democrat opponents.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-8" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[8]</a> The three Senate nominees were seen by many in America and the media as either amateurs or too far-out there to be electable as their positions on certain aspects were viewed as extreme.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-9" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[9]</a> Several of the Tea Party-endorsed candidates won victories against established Republicans in primaries, such as Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Nevada, New York, South Carolina, and Utah.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-10" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[10]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-11" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[11]</a><ul style="margin: 0.3em 0px 0px 1.6em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: url(data:image/svg+xml,%3C%3Fxml%20version%3D%221.0%22%20encoding%3D%22UTF-8%22%3F%3E%0A%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20version%3D%221.1%22%20width%3D%225%22%20height%3D%2213%22%3E%0A%3Ccircle%20cx%3D%222.5%22%20cy%3D%229.5%22%20r%3D%222.5%22%20fill%3D%22%2300528c%22%2F%3E%0A%3C%2Fsvg%3E%0A); line-height: 22.3999996185303px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Republican <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Brown" title="Scott Brown" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Scott Brown</a>, who received Tea Party support, was elected as the U.S. senator from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Massachusetts</a>, normally a solidly pro-Democratic state.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-12" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[12]</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.Dean_Murray" title="L. Dean Murray" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">L. Dean Murray</a>, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island" title="Long Island" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Long Island</a> businessman, won a special election for a New York State Assembly seat. He is believed to be the first Tea Party activist to be elected into office.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-Murray-6" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[6]</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah" title="Utah" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Utah</a> attorney <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_S.Lee" title="Michael S. Lee" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Mike Lee</a> defeated establishment Republican U.S. Senator <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Bennett(politician)" title="Bob Bennett (politician)" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Bob Bennett</a> (R-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah" title="Utah" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Utah</a>) in the GOP senate primary on May 8, 2010. Lee's win is seen as a victory for the Tea Party Movement, whose supporters were against Bennett's return.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-13" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[13]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-14" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[14]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-15" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[15]</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rand_Paul" title="Rand Paul" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Rand Paul</a>, who gave a speech at the first tea party event held in December 2007 and who subsequently endorsed by other Tea Party groups, won the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Tuesday" title="Super Tuesday" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Super Tuesday</a> GOP Senate primary in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Kentucky</a>. Paul, the son of Republican Congressman <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Ron Paul</a> of Texas, comfortably beat Republican establishment favorite <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Kentucky" title="Secretary of State of Kentucky" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Secretary of State of Kentucky</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trey_Grayson" title="Trey Grayson" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Trey Grayson</a> with 60% of the vote, and subsequently won in the November general election.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-16" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[16]</a> He was quoted saying, "The Tea Party Movement is about saving our country from a mountain of debt."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-17" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[17]</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="South Carolina's 1st congressional district" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">South Carolina's 1st congressional district</a> GOP Primary, Tea Party favorite State Rep. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Scott(politician)" title="Tim Scott (politician)" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Tim Scott</a>, defeated two establishment Republicans with long family histories in Republican politics: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Thurmond" title="Paul Thurmond" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Paul Thurmond</a>, son of the former South Carolina <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">U.S. Senator</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strom_Thurmond" title="Strom Thurmond" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Strom Thurmond</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-18" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[18]</a> and Carroll Campbell, son of former South Carolina Governor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carroll_A.Campbell,Jr." title="Carroll A. Campbell, Jr." style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.</a> Scott has spent one term in the South Carolina House, where the businessman became the first African American GOP representative in more than 100 years.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-19" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[19]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-20" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[20]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-21" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[21]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-22" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[22]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-23" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[23]</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Haley" title="Nikki Haley" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Nikki Haley</a>, a 38-year-old <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian-American" title="Indian-American" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Indian-American</a> state representative, beat out three prominent Republican rivals in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">South Carolina</a> primary race for governor, capturing 49% of the vote. She defeated the second-place finisher, U.S. Representative <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gresham_Barrett" title="Gresham Barrett" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Gresham Barrett</a>, in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-off_election" title="Run-off election" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">run-off election</a> on June 22.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-24" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[24]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-25" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[25]</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In California, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_DeVore" title="Chuck DeVore" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Chuck DeVore</a>, who had Tea Party backing, lost the GOP senate primary to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina" title="Carly Fiorina" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Carly Fiorina</a>, who had backing from Sarah Palin.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-26" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[26]</a> But she lost on November 2, 2010, to Boxer.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-27" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[27]</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Nevada</a>, State Assemblywoman <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharron_Angle" title="Sharron Angle" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Sharron Angle</a> won the U.S. Senate Republican primary race, defeating the GOP favorite, State Sen. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Lowden" title="Sue Lowden" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Sue Lowden</a>, the one-time front runner.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-28" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[28]</a> Angle was defeated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Senate</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority_Leader" title="Majority Leader" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Majority Leader</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Reid" title="Harry Reid" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Harry Reid</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-news.yahoo.com-29" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[29]</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Alaska</a>, attorney <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Miller(Alaska_politician)" title="Joe Miller (Alaska politician)" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Joe Miller</a> defeated current U.S. Senator <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Murkowski" title="Lisa Murkowski" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Lisa Murkowski</a>, in the GOP primary race on August 24, 2010. Murkowski had been appointed to the seat by her father, Alaska Governor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Murkowski" title="Frank Murkowski" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Frank Murkowski</a>, who had held the Senate seat for 30 years prior to becoming governor.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-30" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[30]</a> Murkowski remained in the election as a write-in candidate, eventually beating Miller in the general election.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-31" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[31]</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Delaware</a>, Tea Party-backed candidate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_O%27Donnell" title="Christine O'Donnell" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Christine O'Donnell</a> defeated veteran U.S. Representative <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Castle" title="Mike Castle" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Mike Castle</a> in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-32" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[32]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-33" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[33]</a> Her victory was a surprising upset and was seen as a sign of Tea Party movement strength, even though Castle and not O'Donnell was the Republican expected to easily win the seat.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-upsets_castle-34" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[34]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-Chase2010-09-15-35" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[35]</a>O'Donnell lost the election.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-news.yahoo.com-29" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[29]</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In New York, Tea Party-backed candidate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Paladino" title="Carl Paladino" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Carl Paladino</a> defeated former Representative <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Lazio" title="Rick Lazio" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Rick Lazio</a> in the Republican primary for governor;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-36" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[36]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-37" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[37]</a> in the November election he was defeated by Democrat candidate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Cuomo" title="Andrew Cuomo" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Andrew Cuomo</a>.</li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In Florida, tea party favorite <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Florida_House_of_Representatives" title="Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio" title="Marco Rubio" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Marco Rubio</a> defeated Independent and sitting governor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Crist" title="Charlie Crist" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Charlie Crist</a> for the U.S. Senate seat.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-MarcoRubio-38" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[38]</a></li><li style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Colorado</a>, tea party favorite <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Buck" title="Ken Buck" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Ken Buck</a> won the GOP Senate primary, defeating Republican establishment candidate<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Colorado" title="Lieutenant Governor of Colorado" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Lieutenant Governor of Colorado</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_E._Norton" title="Jane E. Norton" style="text-decoration: none; background: none;">Jane Norton</a>, which caused controversy especially over Buck's stance on abortion.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-BuckNorton-39" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[39]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-40" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[40]</a>In the November general election, Buck was defeated by Senator Michael Bennet.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-41" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[41]</a></li></ul>==

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Expenditures</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Electioneering

Communications</th><th style="padding: 3px; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Communication

Costs</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="center" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2014</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$125,998,677</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$124,774,709</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$363,801</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$860,167</td></tr><tr><td class="center" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2012</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$1,037,711,451</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$1,002,135,419</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$14,412,284</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$21,230,660</td></tr><tr><td class="center" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2010</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$304,754,935</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$205,519,230</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$74,212,134</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$25,023,571</td></tr><tr><td class="center" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2008</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$338,399,923</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$143,618,022</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$131,137,181</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$63,644,720</td></tr><tr><td class="center" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2006</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$69,534,653</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$37,801,719</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$15,436,132</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$16,296,802</td></tr><tr><td class="center" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2004</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$193,129,472</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$63,885,795</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$98,898,197</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$30,345,480</td></tr><tr><td class="center" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2002</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$27,686,417</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$16,747,650</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">N/A</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$10,938,767</td></tr><tr><td class="center" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">2000</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$51,638,411</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$33,778,636</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">N/A</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$17,859,775</td></tr><tr><td class="center" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1998</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$15,191,107</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$10,266,937</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">N/A</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$4,924,170</td></tr><tr><td class="center" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1996</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$17,884,043</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$10,167,742</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">N/A</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$7,716,301</td></tr><tr><td class="center" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1994</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$9,538,844</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$5,219,215</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">N/A</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$4,319,629</td></tr><tr><td class="center" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1992</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$19,635,123</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$10,947,342</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">N/A</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$8,687,781</td></tr><tr><td class="center" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;">1990</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$7,213,219</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$5,650,524</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">N/A</td><td class="number" style=" padding: 5px; text-align: right; vertical-align: top;">$1,562,695</td></tr></tbody></table>

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over 100 frosh:

Here is a snapshot of the GOP Class of 2010’s extremism:

ENVIRONMENT

- 50% deny the existence of manmade climate change

86% are opposed to any climate change legislation that increases government revenue

IMMIGRATION

- 39% have already declared their intention to end the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship

32% want to reduce legal immigration

- 91% have sworn to never allow an income tax increase on any individual or business – regardless of deficits or war

79% have pledged to permanently repeal the estate tax
48% are pushing for a balanced budget amendment

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This is where individual incoming GOP freshmen stand on each issue:

<table border="0" cellspacing="5" width="532" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW: Global warming denier</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC: No climate change legislation</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC: End birthright citizenship</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI: Reduce legal immigration</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP: No tax increase pledge</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET: Repeal estate tax</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB: Balanced budget amendment</td></tr></tbody></table>

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<table border="0" cellspacing="5" width="532" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; line-height: 22.4375px; vertical-align: baseline; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Martha Roby (AL-02) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/martha-roby.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org//uploads/view/2128/alabama.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Mo Brooks (AL-05) <a href="http://www.leftinalabama.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=6935" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/mo-brooks.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org//uploads/view/2128/alabama.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Joe Miller (AK-SEN) <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/08/26/26climatewire-in-alaska-doubts-about-climate-change-rise-w-91177.html?ref=energy-environment" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/joe-miller.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org//uploads/view/2128/alaska.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Paul Gosar (AZ-01) <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Paul_Gosar.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southwest/arizona/2010-arizona-1st-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southwest/arizona/2010-arizona-1st-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Ben Quayle (AZ-03) <a href="http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/questionnaire2010/uscongress.php?action=ViewAns&canname=bquay33" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Ben_Quayle.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southwest/arizona/2010-arizona-3rd-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2126/arizona.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">David Schweikert (AZ-05) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/david-schweikert.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southwest/arizona/2010-arizona-5th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southwest/arizona/2010-arizona-5th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a><a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2126/arizona.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Ruth McClung (AZ-07) <a href="http://www.azcentral.com/news/election/questionnaire2010/uscongress.php?action=ViewAns&canname=rmccl57" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/ruth-mcclung.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2126/arizona.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Jesse Kelly (AZ-08) <a href="http://twitter.com/Kelly4Congress/status/6020217659" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/jesse-kelly.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southwest/arizona/2010-arizona-8th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southwest/arizona/2010-arizona-8th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a><a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2126/arizona.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Rick Crawford (AR-01) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/rick-crawford.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2139/arkansas.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Tim Griffin (AR-02) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/tim-griffin.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/central/arkansas/2010-arkansas-2nd-district.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/central/arkansas/2010-arkansas-2nd-district.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2139/arkansas.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Steve Womack (AR-03) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/steve-womack.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/central/arkansas/2010-arkansas-3rd-district.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/central/arkansas/2010-arkansas-3rd-district.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">John Boozman (AR-SEN) <a href="http://www.todaysthv.com/video/default.aspx?aid=97934#/John+Boozman+states+his+views+on+global+warming/69427538001" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/john-boozman.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/central/arkansas/2010-arkansas-us-senate-race.html-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/central/arkansas/2010-arkansas-us-senate-race.html-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a><a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2139/arkansas.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">David Harmer (CA-11) <a href="http://www.halfwaytoconcord.com/harmer-talks-to-concord-chamber/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/David_Harmer.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2129/california.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Jeff Denham (CA-19) <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/education/ci_8269190?nclick_check=1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/jeff-denham.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Andy Vidak (CA-20) <a href="http://www.vidakforcongress.com/?pg=issues&spg=Other%20Priorities" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2129/california.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Scott Tipton (CO-03) <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Scott_Tipton.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org//uploads/view/2130/colorado.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Cory Gardner (CO-04) <a href="http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20100920/LOVELAND01/100920001" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cory-gardner.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Steve Southerland (FL-02) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/steve-southerland.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southeast/florida/2010-florida-02nd-district-primary.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southeast/florida/2010-florida-02nd-district-primary.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a><a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2140/florida.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Rich Nugent (FL-05) <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Richard_Nugent.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southeast/florida/2010-florida-05th-district-primary.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southeast/florida/2010-florida-05th-district-primary.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2140/florida.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a><a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Daniel Webster (FL-08) <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Daniel_Webster.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southeast/florida/2010-florida-08th-district-primary.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southeast/florida/2010-florida-08th-district-primary.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a><a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2140/florida.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Dennis Ross (FL-12) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/dennis-ross.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southeast/florida/2010-florida-12th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southeast/florida/2010-florida-12th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2140/florida.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a><a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Allen West (FL-22) <a href="http://thesilentmajority.wordpress.com/2010/02/23/washingtoons-18-february-2010-lt-col-allen-west-%E2%80%9Cthey%E2%80%99re-running%E2%80%9D/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southeast/florida/2010-florida-22nd-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southeast/florida/2010-florida-22nd-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2140/florida.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Sandy Adams (FL-24) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/sandy-adams.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southeast/florida/2010-florida-24th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southeast/florida/2010-florida-24th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2140/florida.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a><a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">David Rivera (FL-25) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/david-rivera.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2140/florida.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Marco Rubio (FL-SEN) <a href="http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/feb/13/na-rubio-questions-climate-change/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/marco-rubio.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2140/florida.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a><a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Rob Woodall (GA-07) <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southeast/georgia/2010-georgia-07th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southeast/georgia/2010-georgia-07th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Austin Scott (GA-08) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/austin-scott.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southeast/georgia/2010-georgia-08th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southeast/georgia/2010-georgia-08th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2134/georgia.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Raul Labrador (ID-01) <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Raul_Labrador.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-idaho-1st-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2136/idaho.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Joe Walsh (IL-08) <a href="http://media.suntimes.com/images/cds/endorsements/ELECTIONS2010/joe-walsh.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/joe-walsh.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Robert Dold (IL-10) <a href="http://www.pioneerlocal.com/elections/1979514,glenview-10dold-011410-s1.article" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/robert-dold.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Adam Kinzinger (IL-11) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/adam-kinzinger.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Randy Hultgren (IL-14) <a href="http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2009/12/on-the-issues-14th-congressional-district-randy-hultgren.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/randy-hultgren.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2174/illinois_2.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a><a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Bobby Schilling (IL-17) <a href="http://www.galesburg.com/features/x1143335309/Hare-Schilling-offer-voters-distinct-choices" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/bobby-schilling.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-illinois-17th-district.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a><a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2174/illinois_2.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Mark Kirk (IL-SEN) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/mark-kirk.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Marlin Stutzman (IN-03) <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Marlin_Stutzman.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2141/indiana.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Todd Rokita (IN-04) <a href="http://www.toddrokitaforcongress.com/capntrade.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Todd_Rokita.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2141/indiana.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Larry Bucshon (IN-08) <a href="http://www.bucshonforcongress.com/issues" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Larry_Bucshon.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2141/indiana.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a><a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Todd Young (IN-09) <a href="http://www.thevoterguide.org/v/louisville/race-detail.do;jsessionid=EBB87E28B53DCB2D639EDD76461C5D82?id=161113410" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Todd_Young.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Dan Coats (IN-SEN) <a href="http://www.courierpress.com/news/2010/apr/18/tea-party-weakness-shown-by-times-poll/?print=1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Dan_Coats.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2141/indiana.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Tim Huelskamp (KS-01) <a href="http://www.huelskamp.org/huelskampepa.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/tim-huelskamp2.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-kansas-1st-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-kansas-1st-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a><a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2142/kansas.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Kevin Yoder (KS-03) <a href="http://yoderforcongress.com/2010/09/yoder-launches-ad-campaign-talks-about-jobs-and-spending/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Mike Pompeo (KS-04) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/mike-pompeo.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2142/kansas.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Jerry Moran (KS-SEN) <a href="http://kansasmeadowlark.com/2009/06/06/jerry-morans-town-hall-meeting-in-johnson-county/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/jerry-moran.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/central/kansas/2010-kansas-us-senate-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/central/kansas/2010-kansas-us-senate-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Rand Paul (KY-SEN) <a href="http://climatesight.org/2010/09/19/party-line/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/rand-paul.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/southeast/kentucky/2010-kentucky-us-senate-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2138/kentucky.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a><a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Jeff Landry (LA-03) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/jeff-landry.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Andy Harris (MD-01) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/andrew-harris.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-maryland-1st-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-maryland-1st-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2148/maryland.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a><a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Dan Benishek (MI-01) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/dan-benishek.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-michigan-01st-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-michigan-01st-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2151/michigan.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a><a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Bill Huizenga (MI-02) <a href="http://huizengaforcongress.com/on-the-issues/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/bill-huizenga.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2151/michigan.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Justin Amash (MI-03) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/justin-amash.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2151/michigan.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Tim Walberg (MI-07) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEKfDBRDmUM" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/tim-walberg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-michigan-07th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-michigan-07th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a><a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2151/michigan.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"> </td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Chip Cravaack (MN-08) <a href="http://chipcravaack.com/issues/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2153/minnesota.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) <a href="http://www.firedupmissouri.com/content/hartlzer-confirms-membership-flat-earth-society" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/vicky-hartzler.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-missouri-4th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a><a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2156/missouri.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Billy Long (MO-07) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/billy-long.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2156/missouri.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Roy Blunt (MO-SEN) <a href="http://www.firedupmissouri.com/content/roy-blunt-there-isn%E2%80%99t-any-real-science-say-we-are-altering-climate-path-earth" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/roy-blunt.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/mid-west/missouri/2010-missouri-us-senate-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/mid-west/missouri/2010-missouri-us-senate-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a><a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2156/missouri.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Alan Nunnelee (MS-01) <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Alan_Nunnelee.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/house-election/2010-mississippi-1st-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/house-election/2010-mississippi-1st-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a><a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2154/mississippi.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Steven Palazzo (MS-04) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/steve-palazzo.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-mississippi-4th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-mississippi-4th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a><a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2154/mississippi.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Renee Ellmers (NC-02) <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org//uploads/view/2165/north_carolina.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Rick Berg (ND-AL) <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Rick_Berg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2166/north_dakota.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">John Hoeven (ND-SEN) <a href="http://epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.LiveStream&Hearing_id=7badef5f-802a-23ad-4525-e7f73ab98c63" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Frank Guinta (NH-01) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/frank-guinta.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2161/new_hampshire.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Charlie Bass (NH-02) <a href="http://www.wmur.com/politics/24211854/detail.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Charlie_Bass.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-new-hampshire-2nd-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Kelly Ayotte (NH-SEN) <a href="http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20100930-NEWS-9300410" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/kelly-ayotte.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2161/new_hampshire.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a><a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Jon Runyan (NJ-03) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/jon-runyan.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2163/new_jersey.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Joe Heck (NV-03) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/joe-heck.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-nevada-3rd-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-nevada-3rd-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2133/nevada.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Steve Pearce (NM-02) <a href="http://newmexicoindependent.com/61834/nm-republicans-are-cool-on-global-warming-climate-change-legislation" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/steve-pearce.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/house-election/2010-new-mexico-2nd-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a><a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2176/new_mexico.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Mike Grimm (NY-13) <a href="http://politicsstatenisland.wordpress.com/2010/03/13/grimm-and-allegretti-meet-at-forum/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/michael-grimm.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2177/new_yorkvg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Nan Hayworth (NY-19) <a href="http://ltpbazzo.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/five-questions-with-republican-candidate-for-congress-district-19-nan-hayworth-unedited/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Nan_Hayworth.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2177/new_yorkvg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a><a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Chris Gibson (NY-20) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/chris-gibson.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Richard Hanna (NY-24) <a href="http://api.ning.com/files/XsK87yMr4C30yH9eRLXb9Z473-3uCDJNuxuyNAYRK9WzcShKfJqn1E1Dzch5BNasjvcYG9DvIYD72jRuwCQPMM8DFgz9IWdB/RichardHannaontheIssues.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Anne Marie Buerkle (NY-25) <a href="http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wrvo/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1713527/More.News.From.WRVO/SUNY-ESF.President.Endorses.Maffei.Over.Issue.of.Climate.Change" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ann-marie-buerkle.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a><a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2177/new_yorkvg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Tom Reed (NY-29) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/tom-reed.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2177/new_yorkvg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Steve Chabot (OH-01) <a href="http://stevechabot.com/blog/?p=77" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/steve-chabot.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2168/ohio.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a><a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Bill Johnson (OH-06) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bill-johnson.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2168/ohio.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Steve Stivers (OH-15) <a href="http://912ohio.com/mtc/pdf/912Survey-Stivers.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/steve-stivers.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2168/ohio.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Jim Renacci (OH-16) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/jim-renacci.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2168/ohio.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Bob Gibbs (OH-18) <a href="http://www.seorf.ohiou.edu/_{voters/2010primary/VoterGuide-2010.pdf}" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bob-gibbs.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-ohio-18th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-ohio-18th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a><a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2168/ohio.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Rob Portman (OH-SEN) <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">James Lankford (OK-05) <a href="http://www.edmondsun.com/local/x1687380598/5th-District-candidates-united-against-cap-and-trade" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/James_Lankford.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-oklahoma-5th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a><a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2169/oklahoma.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Mike Kelly (PA-03) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mike-kelly.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2146/pennsylvaniavg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Pat Meehan (PA-07) <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Pat_Meehan.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2146/pennsylvaniavg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-08) <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Mike_Fitzpatrick.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2146/pennsylvaniavg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Tom Marino (PA-10) <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Tom_Marino.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-pennsylvania-10th-district.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-pennsylvania-10th-district.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2146/pennsylvaniavg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a><a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Lou Barletta (PA-11) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/lou-barletta.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/house-election/2010-pennsylvania-11th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/house-election/2010-pennsylvania-11th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2146/pennsylvaniavg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Pat Toomey (PA-SEN) <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/default/2010/10/12/123731/toomey-doubts-warming/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2146/pennsylvaniavg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Tim Scott (SC-01) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/tim-scott.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2173/south_carolinavg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Jeff Duncan (SC-03) <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-south-carolina-3rd-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-south-carolina-3rd-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Trey Gowdy (SC-04) <a href="http://www.goupstate.com/article/20100523/NEWS/100529899?p=1&tc=pg" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Trey_Gowdy.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2173/south_carolinavg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Mick Mulvaney (SC-05) <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Mick_Mulvaney.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.mulvaneyforcongress.com/issues-2/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2173/south_carolinavg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a><a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Kristi Noem (SD-AL) <a href="http://badlandsblue.blogspot.com/2010/08/snooki-noem-resolves-astrology-creates.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Kristi_Noem.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2172/south_dakotavg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Chuck Fleischman (TN-03) <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-tennessee-3rd-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-tennessee-3rd-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a><a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2170/tennesseevg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Scott DesJarlais (TN-04) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/scott-desjarlais.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-tennessee-4th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-tennessee-4th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a><a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2170/tennesseevg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Diane Black (TN-06) <a href="http://www.votedianeblack.com/index.php/on-the-issues/100-energy.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/diane-black.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-tennessee-6th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-tennessee-6th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a><a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2170/tennesseevg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Stephen Fincher (TN-08) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/steve-fincher.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2170/tennesseevg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Bill Flores (TX-17) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/bill-flores.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/house-election/2010-texas-17th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/house-election/2010-texas-17th-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2167/texasvg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Francisco Canseco (TX-23) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/francisco-canseco.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Blake Farenthold (TX-27) <a href="http://blakefarenthold.com/faqs/blake-what-is-your-stance-on-energy-issues-do-you-support-exploration-drilling-for-oil-gas-here-in-the-u-s-what-is-your-stance-on-global-warming/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Mike Lee (UT-SEN) <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Mike_Lee.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/senate-election/2010-utah-us-senate-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2164/utahvg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Scott Rigell (VA-02) <a href="http://hamptonroads.com/2010/06/voter-guide-2nd-district-gop-candidates#four" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/scott-rigell.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-virginia-02nd-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-virginia-02nd-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Robert Hurt (VA-05) <a href="http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/cdp-news-local/2010/feb/28/at_5th_district_debate_gop_hopefuls_stress_limitin-ar-78886/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/robert-hurt.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2160/virginiavg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Morgan Griffith (VA-09) <a href="http://morgangriffithforcongress.com/?page_id=6" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/morgan-griffith.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2160/virginiavg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Keith Fimian (VA-11) <a href="http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/article.asp?article=345071&paper=73&cat=109" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/keith-fimian.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2160/virginiavg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a><a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">John Koster (WA-02) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGm8aMPKfF0&feature=player_embedded" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/john-koster.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-washington-2nd-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-washington-2nd-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a><a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2158/washingtonvg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Jamie Herrera (WA-03) <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Jaime_Herrera.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2158/washingtonvg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Dick Muri (WA-09) <a href="http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=90808596955&share_id=183371034237&comments=1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Dino Rossi (WA-SEN) <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012335006_senateenergy12m.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2158/washingtonvg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Sean Duffy (WI-07) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/sean-duffy.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2152/wisconsinvg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Reid Ribble (WI-08) <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/reid-ribble.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2152/wisconsinvg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Ron Johnson (WI-SEN) <a href="http://www.blamesunspots.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.americansforprosperity.org/files/Ron_Johnson.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2152/wisconsinvg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a><a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">David McKinley (WV-01) <a href="http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/2010/10/20/1st-district-update-more-west-virginia-politicians-ignore-the-mounting-science-about-global-warming/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">GW</a> <a href="http://www.noclimatetax.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/david-mckinley.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">CC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-west-virginia-1st-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BC</a> <a href="http://www.numbersusa.com/content/elections/races/congressional/house-election/2010-west-virginia-1st-district-race.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">RI</a><a href="http://www.atr.org/election-taxpayer-protection-pledge-signers-a5361" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">TP</a> <a href="http://www.nodeathtax.org/uploads/view/2155/west_virginiavg.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">ET</a> <a href="http://www.thecontract.org/the-contract-from-america/" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">BB</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

*- These races are currently too close to call.

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<h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0.6em; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0.17em; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); line-height: 19.1875px; background-image: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">2010 election<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select: none; margin-left: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 1em; display: inline-block; white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.25em; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;">[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: 2010 election" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">edit</a>]</h2>

In the 2010 midterm elections, The New York Times identified 138 candidates for Congress with significant Tea Party support, and reported that all of them were running as Republicans—of whom 129 were running for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">House</a> and 9 for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Senate</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-4" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[4]</a> The Wall Street Journal–NBC News poll in mid October showed 35% of likely voters were Tea-party supporters, and they favored the Republicans by 84% to 10%.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-5" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[5]</a> The first Tea Party candidate to be elected into office is believed to be Dean Murray, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island" title="Long Island" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Long Island</a> businessman, who won a special election for a New York State Assembly seat in February 2010.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-Murray-6" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[6]</a>

According to a calculation on an NBC blog, 32% of the candidates that were backed by the Tea Party, or identified themselves as a Tea Party member, won the election.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-7" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[7]</a> In the primaries for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Colorado,2010" title="United States Senate election in Colorado, 2010" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Colorado</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Nevada,2010" title="United States Senate election in Nevada, 2010" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Nevada</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Delaware,_2010" title="United States Senate election in Delaware, 2010" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Delaware</a> the Tea-party backed Senate Republican nominees defeated "establishment" Republicans that had been expected to win their respective Senate races, but went on to lose in the general election to their Democrat opponents.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-8" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[8]</a> The three Senate nominees were seen by many in America and the media as either amateurs or too far-out there to be electable as their positions on certain aspects were viewed as extreme.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-9" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[9]</a> Several of the Tea Party-endorsed candidates won victories against established Republicans in primaries, such as Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Nevada, New York, South Carolina, and Utah.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-10" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[10]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-11" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[11]</a>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Republican <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Brown" title="Scott Brown" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Scott Brown</a>, who received Tea Party support, was elected as the U.S. senator from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Massachusetts</a>, normally a solidly pro-Democratic state.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-12" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[12]</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">Dean Murray, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island" title="Long Island" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Long Island</a> businessman, won a special election for a New York State Assembly seat. He is believed to be the first Tea Party activist to be elected into office.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-Murray-6" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[6]</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah" title="Utah" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Utah</a> attorney <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_S.Lee" title="Michael S. Lee" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Mike Lee</a> defeated establishment Republican U.S. Senator <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Bennett(politician)" title="Bob Bennett (politician)" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Bob Bennett</a> (R-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah" title="Utah" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Utah</a>) in the GOP senate primary on May 8, 2010. Lee's win is seen as a victory for the Tea Party Movement, whose supporters were against Bennett's return.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-13" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[13]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-14" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[14]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-15" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[15]</a></li>

</li><li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rand_Paul" title="Rand Paul" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Rand Paul</a>, who gave a speech at the first tea party event held in December 2007 and who subsequently endorsed by other Tea Party groups, won the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Tuesday" title="Super Tuesday" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Super Tuesday</a> GOP Senate primary in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Kentucky</a>. Paul, the son of Republican Congressman <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Ron Paul</a> of Texas, comfortably beat Republican establishment favorite <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trey_Grayson" title="Trey Grayson" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Trey Grayson</a> with 60% of the vote, and subsequently won in the November general election.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-16" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[16]</a> He was quoted saying, "The Tea Party Movement is about saving our country from a mountain of debt."<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-17" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[17]</a></li>

</li><li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">South Carolina</a> first Congressional District GOP Primary, Tea Party favorite <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Scott(politician)" title="Tim Scott (politician)" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Tim Scott</a>, defeated two establishment Republicans with long family histories in Republican politics: Paul Thurmond, son of the former South Carolina<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">U.S. Senator</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strom_Thurmond" title="Strom Thurmond" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Strom Thurmond</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-18" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[18]</a> and Carroll Campbell, son of former South Carolina Governor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carroll_A.Campbell,_Jr." title="Carroll A. Campbell, Jr." style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Carroll A. Campbell, Jr.</a> Scott has spent one term in the South Carolina House, where the businessman became the first African American GOP representative in more than 100 years.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-19" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[19]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-20" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[20]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-21" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[21]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-22" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[22]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-23" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[23]</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikki_Haley" title="Nikki Haley" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Nikki Haley</a>, a 38-year-old <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian-American" title="Indian-American" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Indian-American</a> state representative, beat out three prominent Republican rivals in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">South Carolina</a> primary race for governor, capturing 49% of the vote. She defeated the second-place finisher, U.S. Representative <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gresham_Barrett" title="Gresham Barrett" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Gresham Barrett</a>, in a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run-off_election" title="Run-off election" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">run-off election</a> on June 22.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-24" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[24]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-25" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[25]</a></li>

</li><li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In California, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_DeVore" title="Chuck DeVore" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Chuck DeVore</a>, who had Tea Party backing, lost the GOP senate primary to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Fiorina" title="Carly Fiorina" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Carly Fiorina</a>, who had backing from Sarah Palin.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-26" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[26]</a> But she lost on November 2, 2010, to Boxer.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-27" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[27]</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Nevada</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharron_Angle" title="Sharron Angle" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Sharron Angle</a> won the U.S. Senate Republican primary race, defeating the GOP favorite, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Lowden" title="Sue Lowden" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Sue Lowden</a>, the one-time front runner.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-28" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[28]</a> Angle was defeated by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Senate</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majority_Leader" title="Majority Leader" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Majority Leader</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Reid" title="Harry Reid" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Harry Reid</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-news.yahoo.com-29" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[29]</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Alaska</a>, attorney <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Miller_(Alaska_politician)" title="Joe Miller (Alaska politician)" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Joe Miller</a> defeated current U.S. Senator <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Murkowski" title="Lisa Murkowski" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Lisa Murkowski</a>, in the GOP primary race on August 24, 2010. Murkowski had been appointed to the seat by her father, Alaska Governor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Murkowski" title="Frank Murkowski" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Frank Murkowski</a>, who had held the Senate seat for 30 years prior to becoming governor.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-30" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[30]</a> Murkowski remained in the election as a write-in candidate, eventually beating Miller in the general election.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-31" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[31]</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Delaware</a>, Tea Party-backed candidate <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_O%27Donnell" title="Christine O'Donnell" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Christine O'Donnell</a> defeated veteran Representative <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Castle" title="Mike Castle" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Mike Castle</a> in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-32" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[32]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-33" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[33]</a> Her victory was a surprising upset and was seen as a sign of Tea Party movement strength, even though Castle was the Republican expected to easily win the seat, whilst O'Donnell was not.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-upsets_castle-34" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[34]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-Chase2010-09-15-35" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[35]</a> O'Donnell lost the election.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-news.yahoo.com-29" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[29]</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In New York, Tea Party-backed candidate <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Paladino" title="Carl Paladino" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Carl Paladino</a> defeated former Representative <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Lazio" title="Rick Lazio" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Rick Lazio</a> in the Republican primary for governor;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-36" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[36]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-37" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[37]</a> in the November election he was defeated by Democrat candidate <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Cuomo" title="Andrew Cuomo" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Andrew Cuomo</a>.</li>

</li><li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In Florida, tea party favorite <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Rubio" title="Marco Rubio" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Marco Rubio</a> defeated Independent and sitting governor <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Crist" title="Charlie Crist" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Charlie Crist</a> for the U.S. Senate seat.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-MarcoRubio-38" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[38]</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;">In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Colorado</a>, tea party favorite <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Buck" title="Ken Buck" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Ken Buck</a> won the GOP Senate primary, defeating Republican establishment candidate <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_E._Norton" title="Jane E. Norton" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Lt. Governor Jane Norton</a>, which caused controversy especially over Buck's stance on abortion.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-BuckNorton-39" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[39]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-40" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[40]</a> In the November general election, Buck was defeated by Senator Michael Bennet.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-41" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[41]</a></li>

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There were allegations of Democratic candidates planting "fake" Tea Party candidates in Florida,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-florida-democratic-front-42" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[42]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-Tea-Party-Fakers-43" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[43]</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Michigan</a>,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-Tea-Party-Fakers-43" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[43]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-michigan-democratic-link-44" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[44]</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">New Jersey</a>,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-Tea-Party-Fakers-43" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[43]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-New-Jersey-democratic-plant-45" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[45]</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Pennsylvania</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-Tea-Party-Fakers-43" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[43]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_the_Tea_Party_movement#cite_note-pennsylvania-democratic-Jim-Schneller-46" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[46]</a>

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2010 caucus:

So far, the Tea Party Caucus has these 28 Republican members from the House: Trent Franks of Arizona; Gary G. Miller of California; Doug Lamborn of Colorado; Gus Bilirakis and Cliff Stearns of Florida; Paul Broun, Phil Gingrey and Tom Price of Georgia; <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/b/dan_burton/index.html?inline=nyt-per" title="More articles about Dan Burton." class="meta-per" style="line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Dan Burton</a> and Mr. Pence of Indiana; Steve King of Iowa; Jerry Moran and <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/t/todd_tiahrt/index.html?inline=nyt-per" title="More articles about Todd Tiahrt." class="meta-per" style="line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Todd Tiahrt</a> of Kansas; John Fleming of Louisiana; Roscoe G. Bartlett of Maryland; Peter Hoekstra of Michigan; Ms. Bachmann of Minnesota; Todd Akin of Missouri; Walter B. Jones of North Carolina; <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/w/addison_graves_wilson/index.html?inline=nyt-per" title="More articles about Joe Wilson." class="meta-per" style="line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Joe Wilson</a> of South Carolina; <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/b/joe_l_barton/index.html?inline=nyt-per" title="More articles about Joe L. Barton." class="meta-per" style="line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Joe L. Barton</a>, John Carter, Michael C. Burgess, John Culberson, Louie Gohmert, Pete Sessions and <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/lamar_smith/index.html?inline=nyt-per" title="More articles about Lamar Smith" class="meta-per" style="line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Lamar Smith</a> of Texas; and Cynthia M. Lummis of Wyoming.

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The 59 Tea Party Caucus Members Before the 2012 Election

Sandy Adams (FL-24) , Robert Aderholt (AL-04), Todd Akin (MO-02) , Rodney Alexander (LA-05), Michele Bachmann (MN-06), Roscoe Bartlett (MD-06) , Joe Barton (TX-06), Gus Bilirakis (FL-09) (FL-12), Rob Bishop (UT-01), Diane Black (TN-06),

Paul Broun (GA-10), Michael Burgess (TX-26), Dan Burton (IN-05) , John Carter (TX-31), Bill Cassidy (LA-06), Howard Coble (NC-06), Ander Crenshaw (FL-04), John Culberson (TX-07), Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Blake Farenthold (TX-27)

Stephen Lee Fincher (TN-08), John Fleming (LA-04), Trent Franks (AZ-02)(AZ-08), Phil Gingrey (GA-11), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Vicky Hartzler (MO-04), Wally Herger (CA-02) , Tim Huelskamp (KS-01), Lynn Jenkins (KS-02), Steve King (IA-05) (IA-04)

Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Jeff Landry (LA-03) , Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-09) (MO-03), Kenny Marchant (TX-24), Tom McClintock (CA-04), David McKinley (WV-01), Gary Miller (CA-42)(CA-31), Mick Mulvaney (SC-05), Randy Neugebauer (TX-19), Rich Nugent (FL-05) (FL-11)

Steven Palazzo (MS-04), Steve Pearce (NM-02), Mike Pence (IN-06) , Ted Poe (TX-02), Tom Price (GA-06), Denny Rehberg (MT-AL) , David "Phil" Roe (TN-01), Dennis Ross (FL-12) (FL-15), Edward Royce (CA-40)(CA-39), Steve Scalise (LA-01)

Pete Sessions (TX-32), Lamar Smith (TX-21), Adrian Smith (NE-03), Cliff Stearns (FL-06) , Tim Walberg (MI-07), Joe Walsh (IL-08) , Allen West (FL-22) (FL-18) , Lynn Westmoreland (GA-03), Joe Wilson (SC-02)

Note 1:  Eleven Congresspersons (whose names I bolded) won’t be returning to the House next year.  11 of 59 members are gone, which is 19%. That leaves 48 current members (plus whoever joins next year after the swearing in ceremony).

Note 2:  If a name is followed by two Congressional districts, the second is their new district number after redistricting.

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Let’s consider this the official list of Tea Partiers in the House. Before I tell you what happened to those 59 Tea Party Caucus Members of Congress, I need to mention this…

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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_Caucus">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_Caucus</a>

The caucus chair was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Bachmann" title="Michele Bachmann" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Michele Bachmann</a> of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Minnesota</a>. Of a total possible 435 Representatives, as of January 6, 2013, the committee had 48 members, all Republicans.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_Caucus#cite_note-19" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[19]</a>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Bachmann" title="Michele Bachmann" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Michele Bachmann</a> of Minnesota, Chair</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Barton" title="Joe Barton" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Joe Barton</a> of Texas</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Bilirakis" title="Gus Bilirakis" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Gus Bilirakis</a> of Florida</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Bishop" title="Rob Bishop" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Rob Bishop</a> of Utah</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Black" title="Diane Black" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Diane Black</a> of Tennessee</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_C._Burgess" title="Michael C. Burgess" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Michael C. Burgess</a> of Texas</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Broun" title="Paul Broun" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Paul Broun</a> of Georgia</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carter_(Texas)" title="John Carter (Texas)" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">John Carter</a> of Texas</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cassidy" title="Bill Cassidy" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Bill Cassidy</a> of Louisiana</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Coble" title="Howard Coble" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Howard Coble</a> of North Carolina</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Coffman" title="Mike Coffman" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Mike Coffman</a> of Colorado</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ander_Crenshaw" title="Ander Crenshaw" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Ander Crenshaw</a> of Florida</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Culberson" title="John Culberson" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">John Culberson</a> of Texas</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Duncan_(politician)" title="Jeff Duncan (politician)" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Jeff Duncan</a> of South Carolina</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Farenthold" title="Blake Farenthold" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Blake Farenthold</a> of Texas</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Fincher" title="Stephen Fincher" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Stephen Fincher</a> of Tennessee</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fleming(U.S.politician)" title="John Fleming (U.S. politician)" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">John Fleming</a> of Louisiana</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trent_Franks" title="Trent Franks" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Trent Franks</a> of Arizona</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Gingrey" title="Phil Gingrey" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Phil Gingrey</a> of Georgia</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Gohmert" title="Louie Gohmert" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Louie Gohmert</a> of Texas</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicky_Hartzler" title="Vicky Hartzler" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Vicky Hartzler</a> of Missouri</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Huelskamp" title="Tim Huelskamp" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Tim Huelskamp</a> of Kansas</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Jenkins" title="Lynn Jenkins" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Lynn Jenkins</a> of Kansas</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_King" title="Steve King" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Steve King</a> of Iowa</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Lamborn" title="Doug Lamborn" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Doug Lamborn</a> of Colorado</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaine_Luetkemeyer" title="Blaine Luetkemeyer" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Blaine Luetkemeyer</a> of Missouri</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Lummis" title="Cynthia Lummis" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Cynthia Lummis</a> of Wyoming</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Marchant" title="Kenny Marchant" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Kenny Marchant</a> of Texas</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_McClintock" title="Tom McClintock" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Tom McClintock</a> of California</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_McKinley" title="David McKinley" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">David McKinley</a> of West Virginia</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Miller" title="Gary Miller" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Gary Miller</a> of California</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Mulvaney" title="Mick Mulvaney" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Mick Mulvaney</a> of South Carolina</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Neugebauer" title="Randy Neugebauer" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Randy Neugebauer</a> of Texas</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Nugent" title="Rich Nugent" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Rich Nugent</a> of Florida</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Palazzo" title="Steven Palazzo" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Steven Palazzo</a> of Mississippi</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Pearce_(politician)" title="Steve Pearce (politician)" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Steve Pearce</a> of New Mexico</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Poe" title="Ted Poe" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Ted Poe</a> of Texas</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Price_(Georgia)" title="Tom Price (Georgia)" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Tom Price</a> of Georgia</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Roe_(politician)" title="Phil Roe (politician)" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Phil Roe</a> of Tennessee</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_A._Ross" title="Dennis A. Ross" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Dennis A. Ross</a> of Florida</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Royce" title="Ed Royce" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Ed Royce</a> of California</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Scalise" title="Steve Scalise" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Steve Scalise</a> of Louisiana</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Sessions" title="Pete Sessions" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Pete Sessions</a> of Texas</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Smith_(politician)" title="Adrian Smith (politician)" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Adrian Smith</a> of Nebraska</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamar_S._Smith" title="Lamar S. Smith" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Lamar S. Smith</a> of Texas</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Walberg" title="Tim Walberg" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Tim Walberg</a> of Michigan</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Westmoreland" title="Lynn Westmoreland" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Lynn Westmoreland</a> of Georgia</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em; -webkit-column-break-inside: avoid; page-break-inside: avoid;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Wilson(U.S.politician)" title="Joe Wilson (U.S. politician)" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Joe Wilson</a> of South Carolina</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Moran" title="Jerry Moran" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Jerry Moran</a> (Kansas)</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rand_Paul" title="Rand Paul" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Rand Paul</a> (Kentucky)<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_Party_Caucus#cite_note-HERSZENHORN-5" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap; background-image: none;">[5]</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Scott" title="Tim Scott" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Tim Scott</a> (South Carolina)</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Cruz" title="Ted Cruz" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Ted Cruz</a> (Texas)</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Graves" title="Tom Graves" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Tom Graves</a>, Georgia</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Hall" title="Ralph Hall" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Ralph Hall</a>, Texas</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_B.Jones,Jr." title="Walter B. Jones, Jr." style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Walter B. Jones, Jr.</a>, North Carolina</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Lummis" title="Cynthia Lummis" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Cynthia Lummis</a>, Wyoming</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_DeMint" title="Jim DeMint" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Jim DeMint</a> to become President of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage_Foundation" title="Heritage Foundation" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Heritage Foundation</a></li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Alexander" title="Rodney Alexander" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Rodney Alexander</a> of Louisiana - Resigned from the House in September 2013 to become Secretary of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs" title="Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs</a></li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Akin" title="Todd Akin" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Todd Akin</a> - Ran unsuccessfully for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Missouri,_2012" title="United States Senate election in Missouri, 2012" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">United States Senate election in Missouri, 2012</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Burton" title="Dan Burton" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Dan Burton</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wally_Herger" title="Wally Herger" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Wally Herger</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Myrick" title="Sue Myrick" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Sue Myrick</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Pence" title="Mike Pence" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Mike Pence</a> - Ran successfully for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_gubernatorial_election,_2012" title="Indiana gubernatorial election, 2012" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Indiana gubernatorial election, 2012</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denny_Rehberg" title="Denny Rehberg" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Denny Rehberg</a> - Ran unsuccessfully for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana,_2012" title="United States Senate election in Montana, 2012" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">United States Senate election in Montana, 2012</a></li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_Bartlett" title="Roscoe Bartlett" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Roscoe Bartlett</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Adams" title="Sandy Adams" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Sandy Adams</a> - Lost renomination</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Landry" title="Jeff Landry" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Jeff Landry</a> - Lost renomination</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Stearns" title="Cliff Stearns" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Cliff Stearns</a> - Lost renomination</li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Walsh_(Illinois_politician)" title="Joe Walsh (Illinois politician)" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Joe Walsh</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_West_(politician)" title="Allen West (politician)" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Allen West</a></li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Hoekstra" title="Pete Hoekstra" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Pete Hoekstra</a> - Ran unsuccessfully for the nomination for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_gubernatorial_election,_2010" title="Michigan gubernatorial election, 2010" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Michigan gubernatorial election, 2010</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Shadegg" title="John Shadegg" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">John Shadegg</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Todd_Tiahrt" title="Todd Tiahrt" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Todd Tiahrt</a> - Ran unsuccessfuly for the nomination for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Kansas,_2010" title="United States Senate election in Kansas, 2010" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">United States Senate election in Kansas, 2010</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Wamp" title="Zach Wamp" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Zach Wamp</a> - Ran unsuccessfully for the nomination for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_gubernatorial_election,_2010" title="Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2010" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2010</a></li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Griffith" title="Parker Griffith" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Parker Griffith</a> - Lost renomination</li>

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<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Study_Committee" title="Republican Study Committee" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Republican Study Committee</a></li>

<li style=" margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Caucus" title="Liberty Caucus" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none;">Liberty Caucus</a></li>

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<h1 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Ten Scariest Republicans Heading to Congress</h1>

<h3 style="margin: 1em 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">TABLE OF CONTENTS</h3>

<li style=" background-image: url(http://www.pfaw.org/sites/all/themes/pfaw/images/nav-bullet.gif); background-color: transparent; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0px 0.15em 0.5em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1em; background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><a href="http://www.pfaw.org/rww-in-focus/the-ten-scariest-republicans-heading-to-congress#introduction" style="text-decoration: none;">Introduction</a></li>

<li style=" background-image: url(http://www.pfaw.org/sites/all/themes/pfaw/images/nav-bullet.gif); background-color: transparent; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0px 0.15em 0.5em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1em; background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><a href="http://www.pfaw.org/rww-in-focus/the-ten-scariest-republicans-heading-to-congress#ellmers" style="text-decoration: none;">Meet Renee Ellmers: Cracking down on Monarchy and Mosques</a></li>

<li style=" background-image: url(http://www.pfaw.org/sites/all/themes/pfaw/images/nav-bullet.gif); background-color: transparent; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0px 0.15em 0.5em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1em; background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><a href="http://www.pfaw.org/rww-in-focus/the-ten-scariest-republicans-heading-to-congress#marino" style="text-decoration: none;">Meet Tom Marino: Plagued by Corruption Charges</a></li>

<li style=" background-image: url(http://www.pfaw.org/sites/all/themes/pfaw/images/nav-bullet.gif); background-color: transparent; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0px 0.15em 0.5em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1em; background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><a href="http://www.pfaw.org/rww-in-focus/the-ten-scariest-republicans-heading-to-congress#walberg" style="text-decoration: none;">Meet Tim Walberg: A Birther Goes to Washington</a></li>

<li style=" background-image: url(http://www.pfaw.org/sites/all/themes/pfaw/images/nav-bullet.gif); background-color: transparent; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0px 0.15em 0.5em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1em; background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><a href="http://www.pfaw.org/rww-in-focus/the-ten-scariest-republicans-heading-to-congress#hartzler" style="text-decoration: none;">Meet Vicky Hartzler: Missouri's Anti-Gay Zealo</a>t</li>

<li style=" background-image: url(http://www.pfaw.org/sites/all/themes/pfaw/images/nav-bullet.gif); background-color: transparent; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0px 0.15em 0.5em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1em; background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><a href="http://www.pfaw.org/rww-in-focus/the-ten-scariest-republicans-heading-to-congress#barletta" style="text-decoration: none;">Meet Lou Barletta: America's Anti-Immigrant Mayor Heads to Congress</a></li>

<li style=" background-image: url(http://www.pfaw.org/sites/all/themes/pfaw/images/nav-bullet.gif); background-color: transparent; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0px 0.15em 0.5em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1em; background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><a href="http://www.pfaw.org/rww-in-focus/the-ten-scariest-republicans-heading-to-congress#griffin" style="text-decoration: none;">Meet Tim Griffin: Karl Rove's Man in Congress</a></li>

<li style=" background-image: url(http://www.pfaw.org/sites/all/themes/pfaw/images/nav-bullet.gif); background-color: transparent; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0px 0.15em 0.5em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1em; background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><a href="http://www.pfaw.org/rww-in-focus/the-ten-scariest-republicans-heading-to-congress#west" style="text-decoration: none;">Meet Allen West: Fanatical Opponent of Muslims, Immigrants, Progressives & Obama</a></li>

<li style=" background-image: url(http://www.pfaw.org/sites/all/themes/pfaw/images/nav-bullet.gif); background-color: transparent; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0px 0.15em 0.5em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1em; background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><a href="http://www.pfaw.org/rww-in-focus/the-ten-scariest-republicans-heading-to-congress#nunn" style="text-decoration: none;">Meet Alan Nunnelee: Mississippi's Newest Member of Congress is on a "Crusade to Save America"</a></li>

<li style=" background-image: url(http://www.pfaw.org/sites/all/themes/pfaw/images/nav-bullet.gif); background-color: transparent; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0px 0.15em 0.5em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1em; background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><a href="http://www.pfaw.org/rww-in-focus/the-ten-scariest-republicans-heading-to-congress#labrador" style="text-decoration: none;">Meet Raul Labrador: Bryan Fischer's Favorite Tea Part</a>ier</li>

<li style=" background-image: url(http://www.pfaw.org/sites/all/themes/pfaw/images/nav-bullet.gif); background-color: transparent; list-style-image: none; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.15em 0px 0.15em 0.5em; padding: 0px 0px 0.2em 1em; background-position: 1px 0.35em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;"><a href="http://www.pfaw.org/rww-in-focus/the-ten-scariest-republicans-heading-to-congress#adams" style="text-decoration: none;">Meet Sandy Adams: Conspiracy-Theorist, Religious Extremist</a></li>

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<h2 style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a id="introduction" name="introduction">Introduction</a></h2>

Reaping the rewards of anti-incumbent sentiment, Republicans made enormous gains in the House of Representatives in the 2010 elections. While the majority of Americans agree that the vote was <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/11/22/104152/poll-majority-of-americans-want.html" style="text-decoration: none;">no mandate</a> for the Republicans' agenda, the new GOP House leadership, empowered by the most far-right Freshman Class since 1994, is nevertheless looking to impose a radical agenda. The House GOP's Freshman Class provides an extreme far-right backbone for the GOP's agenda—many newly-elected members based their campaigns on propagating anti-government extremism, appealing to bizarre and debunked conspiracy theories, denigrating gays, immigrants, and Muslims, and pledging to repeal multiple amendments of the U.S. Constitution.

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Nowadays, the “Tea Party” is a trope that has come to encompass large swaths of the GOP, and reporters have learned that it’s tough to distinguish between a “Tea Party” Republican and a regular old Republican.In 2009 and 2010, however, the Tea Party had its magic moment as an underdog push for anti-Obama, anti-tax, anti-spending candidates. It would come to upset the Republican Party and steer its policies rightward, but before that, the movement supplied a cast of unlikely characters that made the 2010 election cycle a memorable one.

Now, one of those characters is attempting a comeback.

Joe Miller, the Alaska attorney who nearly unseated Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski in 2010, will attempt another Senate run. He filed a declaration of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission, and while his campaign has not officially announced itself, Miller himself is officially a candidate for Senate in 2014, seeking to replace Democratic Sen. Mark Begich.

Miller was one of the losing candidates in 2010, having run a not-especially-disciplined campaign. But his renewed candidacy gives cause to revisit the winners and losers of the 2010 Tea Party wave.

THE WINNERS

Rand Paul. Who would’ve thought Rand Paul would become a national totem of libertarianism, much less win his Kentucky Senate race (a close one) in the first place. There was the <a href="http://www.gq.com/blogs/the-q/2010/08/gq-exclusive-rand-pauls-crazy-college-days-hint-theres-a-secret-society-involved.html" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153);">GQ story</a> about bong hits and “Aqua Buddha.” After he won, there was the <a href="http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2010/05/20/4313688-rand-paul-on-maddow-fallout-begins?lite" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153);">Rachel Maddow intervie</a>w about the Civil Rights Act.

But Paul has not only become a star Tea Partier and pillar of the movement’s libertarian wing, he’s pulled other Republicans toward his politics: Most recently, his filibuster protesting Obama administration drone strikes drew support (and floor appearances) from the establishment likes of Texas Senator and National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, in addition to the usual Tea Party suspects.

Rubio has gone on to display more bipartisan tendencies than most Tea Partiers, working with the Senate’s “Gang of Eight” immigration group to push a deal for major reforms.

Lee’s advancement was an early victory for Tea Partiers in 2010, proving their electoral might–and the efficacy of Club for Growth funding–was real. While he’s not one of the best-known conservative senators, Lee would not be where he is without the groundswell of conservative support and money that pushed him past a seemingly safe incumbent Republican.

But if Miller mounts a winning campaign in 2014, he’ll do it with the name recognition he accrued in 2010–something he likely wouldn’t have attained without the national Tea Party movement at his back.

When Reid defeated Angle, it was one of few consoling victories Democrats could enjoy in 2010.

Her political group, OurVoice PAC, conducted little activity in the 2012 election year: In the fourth quarter of last year, it raised no donations but sold its supporters list for $83,517 to a political consulting firm called The Prosper Group. Its only payments were to its treasurer, AT&T, and Wells Fargo. Angle’s 2010 campaign committee <a href="http://blogs.rollcall.com/moneyline/former-nevada-senate-candidate-angle-pays-25000-civil-penalty/" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(255, 94, 153);">reportedly paid</a> a $25,575 penalty to the Federal Election Commission this month after failing to submit incremental reports for some donations as Election Day approached.

After her race, O’Donnell authored a book, “Troublemaker: Let’s Do What It Takes to Make America Great Again,” and launched a political group called ChristinePAC. The group took in almost $240,000 in 2012, most of it in payments from political firms, either rentals of ChristinePAC’s supporters list or in unspecified payments. In the fourth quarter of 2012, ChristinePAC received no donations.

<div class="editorsNote" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">his article originally appeared on <a href="http://www.alternet.org/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; background-color: transparent;">AlterNet</a>.</div>

<p style="padding: 0px; margin: 15px 0px; border: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; vertical-align: baseline; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; outline: 0px; list-style: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">There’s a new parlor game in your nation’s capital, played by reporters and pundits who begin with a single question: Is the Tea Party dead? Endlessly entertaining to ponder, it’s a question whose answer depends on your definition of the Tea Party movement.

Are you talking about the 900 grassroots Tea Party groups in 2010 whose numbers have now dwindled to 600? Or the popularity of the movement among most Americans?

Or do you measure the “Tea Party” as a marketing plan by the right wing in its 50-year quest to bend the Republican Party to its will and bring the nation to its knees?

Miss Uncongeniality

The new year kicked off with a poll that brought a smile to progressive faces: Rasmussen Reports, the Republican-tilting polling firm, found membership in the Tea Party movement among likely voters to have <a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2013/just_8_now_say_they_are_tea_party_members" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">plummeted</a> to a mere 8 percent. That’s a steep drop from 2010 when, just after the passage of the healthcare reform law, Rasmussen reported 24 percent of respondents calling themselves Tea Party members.

Even worse for those who don the tricorn hat is Rasmussen’s <a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/january_2013/just_8_now_say_they_are_tea_party_members" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">finding</a> that half of the likely electorate now views the Tea Party unfavorably, while only 30 percent express a favorable opinion of the movement. So, game over, right?

Not quite. The day after Rasmussen released its numbers, Roll Call, a sort of trade publication for political types, ran a <a href="http://www.rollcall.com/news/tea_party_re_flexes_its_muscle-220633-1.html?zkPrintable=true" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent;">story</a> with the title, “Tea Party Re-Flexes Its Muscle,” about the coming battles in Washington over the debt ceiling and spending, and fearsome threats by Tea Party groups to Republicans who dare to compromise with the president.

The difficulty in assessing the viability of the Tea Party movement lies in a range of available metrics that are in conflict with each other.

In the 2012 Senate races, the Tea Party failed pretty miserably, throwing its weight behind such self-immolating figures as Todd “Legitimate Rape” Akin and Richard “Gift From God” Mourdock.

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