tinydancer
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I can't figure out why some people are running around saying the Tea Party is dead. This time the whole R party came together with leaders like Rand Paul being smart enough to jump on board with the eventual nominee like Tillis even though his man lost in the primary.
Numbers don't lie.
From the article:
In the general election, of the 59 Tea Party endorsed candidates in 30 different states, 48 won while only eleven lost – an 81% success rate. Of the eleven that lost, several lost to fellow Republicans. For instance, Tea Party favorite Clint Didier in Washington State’s 4th Congressional District race who was defeated by Republican Tom Newhouse.
Tea Party Endorsed Candidates - US House
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Numbers don't lie.
From the article:
In the general election, of the 59 Tea Party endorsed candidates in 30 different states, 48 won while only eleven lost – an 81% success rate. Of the eleven that lost, several lost to fellow Republicans. For instance, Tea Party favorite Clint Didier in Washington State’s 4th Congressional District race who was defeated by Republican Tom Newhouse.
Tea Party Endorsed Candidates - US House
| Candidate | State | District | Result |
| Gary Palmer | Alabama | 6th | Win |
| Andy Tobin | Arizona | 1st | Loss |
| Matt Salmon | Arizona | 5th | Win |
| David Schweikert | Arizona | 6th | Win |
| Trent Franks | Arizona | 8th | Win |
| French Hill | Arkansas | 2nd | Win |
| Chris Mitchum | California | 24th | Loss |
| Arturo Alas | California | 32nd | Loss |
| Doug Ose | California | 7th | Win |
| Tom McClintock | California | 4th | Win |
| Dana Rohrbacher | California | 48th | Win |
| Ken Buck | Colorado | 4th | Win |
| Doug Lamborn | Colorado | 5th | Win |
| Mike Coffman | Colorado | 6th | Win |
| Steve Southerland | Florida | 2nd | Loss |
| Ron DeSantis | Florida | 6th | Win |
| Bill Posey | Florida | 8th | Win |
| Curt Clawson | Florida | 19th | Win |
| Ted Yoho | Florida | 3rd | Win |
| Barry Loudermilk | Georgia | 11th | Win |
| Rick Allen | Georgia | 12th | Win |
| Tom Graves | Georgia | 14th | Win |
| Raul Labrador | Idaho | 1st | Win |
| Rod Blum | Iowa | 1st | Win |
| David Young | Iowa | 3rd | Win |
| Tim Huelskamp | Kansas | 1st | Win |
| Mike Pompeo | Kansas | 4th | Win |
| Tom Massie | Kentucky | 4th | Win |
| Zach Dasher | Louisiana | 5th | Loss |
| Paul Dietzel | Louisiana | 6th | Loss |
| John Fleming | Louisiana | 4th | Win |
| Bruce Poliquin | Maine | 2nd | Win |
| Dan Bongino | Maryland | 6th | Loss |
| John Moolenaar | Michigan | 4th | Win |
| Dan Benishek | Michigan | 1st | Win |
| Justin Amash | Michigan | 3rd | Win |
| Stewart Mills | Minnesota | 8th | Loss |
| Tom Emmer | Minnesota | 6th | Win |
| Jason Smith | Missouri | 8th | Win |
| Lee Terry | Nebraska | 2nd | Loss |
| Marilinda Garcia | New Hampshire | 2nd | Loss |
| Steve Pearce | New Mexico | 2nd | Win |
| Mark Walker | North Carolina | 6th | Win |
| David Rouzer | North Carolina | 7th | Win |
| Vince Coakley | North Carolina | 10th | Win |
| Mark Meadows | North Carolina | 11th | Win |
| Jim Jordan | Ohio | 4th | Win |
| Steve Russell | Oklahoma | 5th | Win |
| Jim Bridenstine | Oklahoma | 1st | Win |
| Mark Sanford | South Carolina | 1st | Win |
| Jeff Duncan | South Carolina | 3rd | Win |
| Mick Mulvaney | South Carolina | 5th | Win |
| John Duncan | Tennessee | 2nd | Win |
| John Ratcliffe | Texas | 4th | Win |
| Louie Gohmert | Texas | 1st | Win |
| Mia Love | Utah | 4th | Win |
| Dave Brat | Virginia | 7th | Win |
| Clint Didier | Washington | 4th | Loss |
| Alex Mooney W. Virginia 2nd Win The Senate Tea Party endorsed candidates for the Senate fared significantly better in 2014 than in previous years. In the primaries this year, Tea Party endorsed candidates ran in 21 races, winning 10 primaries and losing 11 races—a 48% winning percentage. Despite some nasty primary contests, like that between Greg Brannon and Thom Tillis in North Carolina, national Tea Party groups often backed the winners of those contests in the general election. It seems winning control of the Senate took precedence over ideological purity. National Tea Party groups endorsed 21 Senate candidates in yesterday’s general election. Of the 21 candidates, 17 won while just 4 were defeated--also an 81% success rate. By comparison, just two of thirteen Tea Party Senate candidates won in 2012, a 15% winning percentage. In 2010, ten of sixteen Tea Party endorsed candidates won – a 63% winning percentage. Given the number of Senate seats that had been controlled by Democrats, it's not surprising to find that 13 of the 21 Tea Party endorsed Senate candidates were challengers. All eight incumbents endorsed by Tea Party groups won, while 9 of the 13 challengers were successful at the polls. Way more info at link: Tea Party Endorsed Candidates Dominate Election 2014 |
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