Tea party winners come to Washington

The 2010 election brought scores of tea party-backed candidates into Washington.

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Raul Labrador

Raul Labrador ran for Idaho's 1st congressional district with tea party support, even resisting help from the Republican party for months after his primary win. A right-wing immigration lawyer, he took down one of the most conservative Democrats in the House.

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This Story Voters cast their ballots; Democrats brace for big losses Article \| Republicans enter Election Day confident that they will recapture control of the House as Democrats struggle to face what appears likely to be a significantly smaller majority in the Senate. Record number of early ballots cast Election preview: The 50 States The Fast Fix: Timing election night As Midwest suffers, Democrats may lose a key foothold Tea party winners come to Washington Midterm memorable moments This Story Senate in long recess as leaders seek to rein in Democrats' filibuster rebellion Article \| Before the week is done, one of the longest single "days" in the history of the Senate is expected to finally come to an end. Be careful what you wish for on filibusters, Democrats Udall and Merkley launch campaign to save rule-bound Senate Tea party winners come to Washington Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks for 8 hours against tax cuts, while Congressional Black Caucus joins opposition This Story You're in the tea party?! Be careful how you spill it. Article \| In hindsight, Laurie Horvath says, it probably wasn't the best time to break the news to her liberal friend, who was trimming Horvath's hair between sips of sangria. "You know," Horvath told her casually, "I think I'm going to organize a tea party." Tea party winners come to Washington Your Take: My neighbor is ... a tea partier? This Story Newt Gingrich: Out of the wilderness and into the mix for 2012 Article \| HARRISBURG, PA. - It has all the makings of Newt Gingrich's favorite kind of election: A cranky electorate. A Democratic president on the ropes. Republicans poised to take one or both houses of Congress. Tea party winners come to Washington This Story House Republicans set to unveil policy agenda Thursday Article \| House Republicans will release their long-awaited governing agenda on Thursday at an event at a hardware store in Sterling, Va., offering a set of proposals they would look to enact if they control Congress after the midterm elections. The Fix: Elevating John Boehner (and will it work) Was the CNBC town hall a wake-up call for the White House? With new book, Cantor disavows power grab Tea party expands political organization Milbank: Softball practice in Boehner Land Tea party winners come to Washington This Story As Midwest suffers, Democrats may lose a key foothold Article \| COLUMBUS, OHIO - On Oct. 6, 2006, Senate candidate Sherrod Brown stood before a crowd of Ohio State University students and predicted the political upheaval that was about to take place. The Monday Fix: Key races will unfold hour by hour on election night For Nevada voters, economic woes reign supreme Tea party winners come to Washington Special Report: Battleground races along I-70 This Story Senate Tea Party Caucus holds first meeting without some who had embraced banner Article \| The Republican senators who rode the tea party wave to victory in the fall are now weighing whether that label will help them on Capitol Hill or become a scarlet letter. GOP senator favors cutting US aid to Israel Tea party winners come to Washington Senate leaders agree on filibuster changes Gates says Pentagon faces spending 'crisis,' blames Congress for potential cuts This Story Democrats bank on early voting to bridge enthusiasm gap Article \| LAS VEGAS - Walter Grimsley woke up Saturday morning and remembered he had an errand to run. He had to go vote. Tea party winners come to Washington Democrats suffer from Americans' unwillingness to accept economic reality Obama, Bill Clinton a study in contrasts on campaign trail StoryLab: Not voting? We want to know about it. Campaign 2010 maps This Story Mike Castle won't endorse Christine O'Donnell for Senate, citing 'smears' Article \| Still grappling with his shocking primary defeat, Rep. Michael N. Castle of Delaware said Thursday that he will not endorse Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell because he could not tolerate some of the "personal smears" he faced during the campaign. THE TAKE: The Take: Republicans ride the tea party tiger In Delaware, frustration with Republican Party led to Christine O'Donnell's win Christine O'Donnell's big win in Delaware sends message to Republican establishment Primaries push more women into general elections, but most fresh faces now belong to Republican Party O'Donnell's victory in Del. highlights tension in tea party groups O'Donnell's primary victory is a win for . . . the White House? Christine O'Donnell's stunning victory Tea party winners come to Washington Republicans line up to back O'Donnell Meet the new Delaware Senate front-runner, Chris Coons Poll: Can O'Donnell win in November? The Fix: How O'Donnell stunned the GOP Boehner: Voters will speak loud and clear in Nov The Fix: Delaware race now 'leans Democratic' Video: Gibbs remains confident dems will keep congress Christine O'Donnell video: 'We're in this to win big' Your Take: What to major victories mean for tea party movement? This Story In Colorado, big coffers mean slew of negative ads Article \| FORT COLLINS, COLO. - Sen. Michael Bennet (D) likes to tell voters how he agreed to get his three daughters a dog after the election. The girls talk about it so much that, in frustration, he recently asked his 11-year-old, Caroline, "What if I never got you a dog?" W. Va. Senate debate turns into a race to the right N.Y. governor's debate proves a lively, controlled affair Meg Whitman's $139 million could turn Calif. governor's vote Costly campaign The Fix: Did Jack Conway go too far? Tea party winners come to Washington Campaign cash: Who's spending where in 2010 This Story In Nevada, it's can't live with Harry Reid and can't live without him Article \| IN SEARCHLIGHT, NEV. The empty field on the edge of town tells the story of Harry Reid's life and the political troubles that could spell the end of his career. Tea party winners come to Washington House and Senate shatter fundraising records for midterm election and may exceed $2 billion Fundraising records This Story New PACs sprout in final days of 2010 campaign Article \| With just seven days to go in the 2010 campaign, the Federal Election Commission received notice Tuesday of yet another new political committee. Tea party winners come to Washington		Network News X Profile View More Activity TOOLBOX E-Mail This Reprints		Related Jim DeMint's tea party candidates Photos \| Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) has supported candidates the Republican party establishment has either ignored or actively campaigned against. Christine O'Donnell's stunning victory Photos \| Christine O'Donnell, a "tea party"-backed insurgent candidate, stunned the GOP establishment by beating nine-term Rep. Mike Castle for the Delaware Senate nomination.
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This Story Voters cast their ballots; Democrats brace for big losses Article \| Republicans enter Election Day confident that they will recapture control of the House as Democrats struggle to face what appears likely to be a significantly smaller majority in the Senate. Record number of early ballots cast Election preview: The 50 States The Fast Fix: Timing election night As Midwest suffers, Democrats may lose a key foothold Tea party winners come to Washington Midterm memorable moments This Story Senate in long recess as leaders seek to rein in Democrats' filibuster rebellion Article \| Before the week is done, one of the longest single "days" in the history of the Senate is expected to finally come to an end. Be careful what you wish for on filibusters, Democrats Udall and Merkley launch campaign to save rule-bound Senate Tea party winners come to Washington Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks for 8 hours against tax cuts, while Congressional Black Caucus joins opposition This Story You're in the tea party?! Be careful how you spill it. Article \| In hindsight, Laurie Horvath says, it probably wasn't the best time to break the news to her liberal friend, who was trimming Horvath's hair between sips of sangria. "You know," Horvath told her casually, "I think I'm going to organize a tea party." Tea party winners come to Washington Your Take: My neighbor is ... a tea partier? This Story Newt Gingrich: Out of the wilderness and into the mix for 2012 Article \| HARRISBURG, PA. - It has all the makings of Newt Gingrich's favorite kind of election: A cranky electorate. A Democratic president on the ropes. Republicans poised to take one or both houses of Congress. Tea party winners come to Washington This Story House Republicans set to unveil policy agenda Thursday Article \| House Republicans will release their long-awaited governing agenda on Thursday at an event at a hardware store in Sterling, Va., offering a set of proposals they would look to enact if they control Congress after the midterm elections. The Fix: Elevating John Boehner (and will it work) Was the CNBC town hall a wake-up call for the White House? With new book, Cantor disavows power grab Tea party expands political organization Milbank: Softball practice in Boehner Land Tea party winners come to Washington This Story As Midwest suffers, Democrats may lose a key foothold Article \| COLUMBUS, OHIO - On Oct. 6, 2006, Senate candidate Sherrod Brown stood before a crowd of Ohio State University students and predicted the political upheaval that was about to take place. The Monday Fix: Key races will unfold hour by hour on election night For Nevada voters, economic woes reign supreme Tea party winners come to Washington Special Report: Battleground races along I-70 This Story Senate Tea Party Caucus holds first meeting without some who had embraced banner Article \| The Republican senators who rode the tea party wave to victory in the fall are now weighing whether that label will help them on Capitol Hill or become a scarlet letter. GOP senator favors cutting US aid to Israel Tea party winners come to Washington Senate leaders agree on filibuster changes Gates says Pentagon faces spending 'crisis,' blames Congress for potential cuts This Story Democrats bank on early voting to bridge enthusiasm gap Article \| LAS VEGAS - Walter Grimsley woke up Saturday morning and remembered he had an errand to run. He had to go vote. Tea party winners come to Washington Democrats suffer from Americans' unwillingness to accept economic reality Obama, Bill Clinton a study in contrasts on campaign trail StoryLab: Not voting? We want to know about it. Campaign 2010 maps This Story Mike Castle won't endorse Christine O'Donnell for Senate, citing 'smears' Article \| Still grappling with his shocking primary defeat, Rep. Michael N. Castle of Delaware said Thursday that he will not endorse Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell because he could not tolerate some of the "personal smears" he faced during the campaign. THE TAKE: The Take: Republicans ride the tea party tiger In Delaware, frustration with Republican Party led to Christine O'Donnell's win Christine O'Donnell's big win in Delaware sends message to Republican establishment Primaries push more women into general elections, but most fresh faces now belong to Republican Party O'Donnell's victory in Del. highlights tension in tea party groups O'Donnell's primary victory is a win for . . . the White House? Christine O'Donnell's stunning victory Tea party winners come to Washington Republicans line up to back O'Donnell Meet the new Delaware Senate front-runner, Chris Coons Poll: Can O'Donnell win in November? The Fix: How O'Donnell stunned the GOP Boehner: Voters will speak loud and clear in Nov The Fix: Delaware race now 'leans Democratic' Video: Gibbs remains confident dems will keep congress Christine O'Donnell video: 'We're in this to win big' Your Take: What to major victories mean for tea party movement? This Story In Colorado, big coffers mean slew of negative ads Article \| FORT COLLINS, COLO. - Sen. Michael Bennet (D) likes to tell voters how he agreed to get his three daughters a dog after the election. The girls talk about it so much that, in frustration, he recently asked his 11-year-old, Caroline, "What if I never got you a dog?" W. Va. Senate debate turns into a race to the right N.Y. governor's debate proves a lively, controlled affair Meg Whitman's $139 million could turn Calif. governor's vote Costly campaign The Fix: Did Jack Conway go too far? Tea party winners come to Washington Campaign cash: Who's spending where in 2010 This Story In Nevada, it's can't live with Harry Reid and can't live without him Article \| IN SEARCHLIGHT, NEV. The empty field on the edge of town tells the story of Harry Reid's life and the political troubles that could spell the end of his career. Tea party winners come to Washington House and Senate shatter fundraising records for midterm election and may exceed $2 billion Fundraising records This Story New PACs sprout in final days of 2010 campaign Article \| With just seven days to go in the 2010 campaign, the Federal Election Commission received notice Tuesday of yet another new political committee. Tea party winners come to Washington		Network News X Profile View More Activity TOOLBOX E-Mail This Reprints		Related Jim DeMint's tea party candidates Photos \| Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) has supported candidates the Republican party establishment has either ignored or actively campaigned against. Christine O'Donnell's stunning victory Photos \| Christine O'Donnell, a "tea party"-backed insurgent candidate, stunned the GOP establishment by beating nine-term Rep. Mike Castle for the Delaware Senate nomination.
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Tea party winners come to Washington

The 2010 election brought scores of tea party-backed candidates into Washington.

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