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In Sarasota, Bachmann promises to lead repeal of ‘Obamacare’

By | 08.28.11 | 10:21 pm | More from The Florida Independent

GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann concluded a weekend of Florida events with a Sarasota rally cosponsored by the local Republican Party and a handful of tea party and 912 groups, repeating her calls to eliminate both the EPA and the Department of Education and promising to lead the More…

Tea Party Movement Arrives With Beck’s CPAC Appearance

By | 01.14.10 | 9:17 am

Ken Vogel and Michael Calderone muse on the meaning of Glenn Beck’s starring role at the Conservative Political Action Conference, which they argue “marks a new level of personal political engagement” from the talk show host. If anything, it marks the Tea Party’s move to the center of the More…

NY-23: Doug Hoffman and the 9/12 Project Pledge

By | 11.01.09 | 1:25 pm

Charles Johnson has an interesting catch here: In August, when he was still the struggling Conservative Party candidate lagging behind in a three-way race, NY-23 frontrunner Doug Hoffman signed the 9-12 Candidates pledge, based on the values of Glenn Beck’s 9-12 Project.

The values themselves are not controversial, but More…