Purging the Republican Party - Tea Party Campaigns and Elections (Hardcover)

This is the first book that explains the Tea Party's successful "primary" campaign against Republicans in Name Only (RINOs). Grassroots Tea Party activists adopted this strategy in 2009 shortly after the movement emerged. The first successful campaign occurred in upstate New York where the Tea Party defeated Dede Scozzafava, a RINO running for congress in a Republican primary that only elected Republicans to office during the previous 100 years. Armed with success, they defeated "conservative" Utah Senator Bob Bennett an eighteen-year veteran and then proceeded to defeat the popular Republican (RINO) governor of Florida Charlie Crist and elected the virtually unknown Tea Party candidate, Marco Rubio. This placed all Republicans on notice that if they do not follow conservative fiscal policies, they could be "primaried." The Tea Party's goal is to take control of the Republican Party and return it to its original, fiscal conservatism.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	November 2013
Authors:	Ronald T. Libby
Dimensions:	237 x 159 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	168
ISBN-13:	978-0-7391-8763-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Elections & referenda Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political parties > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7391-8763-5
Barcode:	9780739187630

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