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A Long Shot So Long, the Tea Party Took a Pass
New York Slimes ^ | JUNE 11, 2014 | DAVID S. JOACHIM

Posted on 06/11/2014 10:32:18 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

WASHINGTON — David Brat, the man who derailed Representative Eric Cantor’s congressional career and aspirations to become speaker of the House, faced such long odds in his challenge to the No. 2 House Republican that he failed to win the backing of any of the major Tea Party groups that inspired his candidacy.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2014midterms; cantor; davidbrat; nothanks; teaparty; va2014
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To: Mountain Mary

Dumbest comment of the day


41 posted on 06/11/2014 2:37:12 PM PDT by pgkdan (ISLAM IS THE RELIGION OF THE ANTICHRIST!)
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To: Mountain Mary

Dumbest comment of the day


42 posted on 06/11/2014 2:37:14 PM PDT by pgkdan (ISLAM IS THE RELIGION OF THE ANTICHRIST!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Tea Party is a state of mind more than a formal movement.


43 posted on 06/11/2014 2:40:32 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: AFreeBird; SpeakerToAnimals

I wish I could find the full original piece. There was an excerpt to an excerpt here back in 2011, but the original source has already gone away.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2672467/posts


44 posted on 06/11/2014 5:23:21 PM PDT by jiggyboy
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To: pgkdan

Dumbest comment(ator) of the day=yo-self.

When you point a finger at another Freeper, there are three fingers and a ton of other Freepers pointing back at you, pgkdan...whomever you are.


45 posted on 06/12/2014 8:21:29 PM PDT by Mountain Mary ("Where Liberty Dwells, There Is My Country". Ben Franklin)
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