Posts Tagged ‘tea party’
Trump pulls out of South Carolina Tea Party Event
Donald Trump has pulled out of Speaking at the Columbia, South Carolina Tea Party event on May 19. This from Wesley Donahue: According to multiple news outlets — and broken by ABC reporter Jake Tapper — infamous businessman Donald Trump will no longer be seeking the presidency. The announcement comes the same week Trump is supposed to speak at a tea party rally at the State House on May 19. Per the release sent out May 4, “Columbia TEA Party is extremely proud to announce that Donald J. Trump will be the keynote speaker for its bi-monthly tea party meeting on May 19th in Columbia, SC. The location of the of the Columbia TEA Party bi-monthly meeting has been moved to the north steps of the South Carolina Statehouse grounds from 6:00-8:00 pm to accommodate for [...]
Harry Reid: The Tea Party Will Disappear As Economy Gets Better
During an interview with NBC's David Gregory on Meet the Press, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tells Gregory, "The Tea Party will disappear when the economy improves via YouTube - Harry Reid: The Tea Party Will Disappear.
All of the sudden Senator Graham loves the the Tea Party
Senator Lindsey Graham appeared on Meet the Press and shared with host David Gregory his enthusiasm for welcoming new Tea Party influenced candidates to Washington. Graham also discussed his eagerness for tackling entitlement reform before dealing with the issue of raising the debt ceiling, a position Austan Goolsbee would probably consider “insanity.” Graham elaborated on his satisfaction with the Tea Party: I hope the Tea Party will come to Washington and change the whole dynamic that led to this fiscal mess we’re in starting with spending . . . but also reforming entitlements and I think a guy like Pat Toomey will be a breath of fresh air for the next Congress. Graham’s comments are a bit peculiar given his contrary opinion just last summer in a New York Times [...]
2010: The Year of the Tea Party
2010 was the year of the Tea Party. The grassroots conservative political movement made its clout felt the entire year, from the healthcare reform debate to GOP primaries and the general election last month. Senior Democrats, ranging from Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine to Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen (Md.), aggressively attacked the Tea Party in the lead-up to the midterms, hoping that doing so would soften losses to the GOP. House Minority Leader John Boehner (Ohio) and other Republicans embraced the movement, believing its energy would benefit their party at the polls. In the end, the Tea Party was in many ways a net asset for the GOP as Republicans grabbed control of the House and cut into the [...]
CNN on Bandwagon: To host Tea Party presidential primary debate
CNN is teaming up with the Tea Party Express for a first-of-its-kind presidential primary debate, both organizations announced Friday. The Tea Party debate, featuring 2012 Republican presidential candidates, is scheduled for Labor Day week 2011. It will take place in Tampa, Florida – the site of the 2012 Republican National Convention. Since the spring of 2009, the Tea Party movement has been increasingly vocal in advocating for less government spending, lower taxes and shrinking the deficit. The Tea Party debate will place specific emphasis on those issues. Tea Party Express Chairman Amy Kremer talked to CNN about what activists hope to hear from Republican presidential candidates. "We want to hear what their ideas are – what their thoughts are – on turning this [...]