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Tea Party Elections : The Bullpen
David Frum

David Frum: Include everybody

A simple rule for modern conservatism

 
Tea Party Elections : Opinion Brief
Republican candidate Stephen Broden says our country was founded on violence and a government overthrow in this day and age could be an option.

GOP candidate: Violent overthrow of government is 'on the table'

We have a right to get rid of Obama's government, says Tea Party favorite Stephen Broden, "by any means necessary." Is this kind of rhetoric dangerous?

 
Tea Party Elections : Instant Guide
Sarah Palin kicked off the Tea Party Express tour, which rolls through 19 states, including Delaware for a Halloween-day Christine O'Donnell support rally.

Tea Party Express: The 2010 election tour

Conservative star Sarah Palin kicked off the Tea Party Express tour of the U.S. on Monday. Can it help swing the election further to the right?

 
Tea Party Elections : Opinion Brief
Alaska state senate candidate Joe Miller has drawn national attention after a scuffle with a journalist.

Joe Miller's journalist 'arrest': Who's at fault?

While some commentators think Alaska's GOP–Tea Party star is in trouble after his private security guards "arrested" an aggressive online journalist, not everyone agrees

 
Tea Party Elections : Opinion Brief
Tea Party favorite Ken Buck backtracks after comparing being gay to alcoholism.

Ken Buck: Being gay is 'like alcoholism'

Colorado's GOP Senate hopeful is getting heat for his awkward analogy. Does this validate Democrats' charge that he's a fringy Tea Partier?  

 
Tea Party Elections : Best Column
New York GOP gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino: Does his stance on gay-pride parades undermine his position on gay marriage?

Carl Paladino: Right about gay-pride parades?

The Republican has a point when he says sexually charged street-fests are no place for kids, says William Saletan in Slate. But his argument quickly falls apart

 
Tea Party Elections : Fact Sheet
Christine O'Donnell and Chris Coons traded a series of "testy" remarks during their first debate.

Debate highlights: Christine O'Donnell's 'idiot bravado'?

O'Donnell and Chris Coons trade jabs in Delaware. And clashes in Connecticut and California get personal, too

 
Tea Party Elections : Opinion Brief
Carl Paladino is facing scrutiny over recent comments about homosexuality.

Carl Paladino's 'homophobic' speech: The fallout

The Republican candidate for governor of New York creates a storm by denouncing gay marriage and 'dysfunctional homosexuals.' Can his campaign survive?

 
Tea Party Elections : Best Column
Mitt Romney, a 2010 presidential hopeful, is trying to wrap his hands around the Tea Party buzz.

The Tea Party has already won the election

The small-government movement has made tremendous short-term gains, says Albert Hunt at Bloomberg News. But after the midterms, the Tea Party's job will get harder

 
Tea Party Elections : Sunday Talk Show Briefing
Do Tea Party primary victories help Republicans or Democrats?

Tea Party: Potent force, or mere 'fad'?

The Tea Party has chalked up some big wins in the GOP primaries, but the pundits can't agree who the movement will help more in November

 
Tea Party Elections : Reader Poll
Polls

What's your opinion on the Tea Party's November effect?

Take our reader poll: Do you think the Tea Party will help the GOP this fall?

 
Tea Party Elections : Opinion Brief
Ken Buck: Fed up with birthers.

Ken Buck vs. Tea Party 'dumbasses'

A Tea Party candidate is caught on tape ridiculing the birthers in the movement's ranks

 
Tea Party Elections : Opinion Brief
Rick Barber's new ad.

Rick Barber's 'ridiculous' Tea Party ad

In a controversial clip, Alabama House candidate Rick Barber compares paying taxes to "slavery" — with help from "Abraham Lincoln"

 
Tea Party Elections : Opinion Brief
McCain's new campaign mocks Hayworth.

J.D. Hayworth's 'free money' infomercial

Will a 2007 infomercial advertising no-strings government handouts destroy Tea Party candidate J.D. Hayworth's chances of winning a Senate seat?

 
Tea Party Elections : Opinion Brief
Rick Barber.

Rick Barber's 'revolutionary' Tea Party rant

Does U.S. congressional candidate Rick Barber's new campaign ad take the Tea Party's anti-government message too far?

 
Tea Party Elections : Opinion Brief
A tea party rally

Can the Tea Party survive 2010?

With infighting reportedly on the rise, many Tea Party candidates are going down in flames. Growing pains or the beginning of the end for the protest movement?

 

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