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Senate's First African American Tea Party Member?

Republican Party Handbill, ca. 1880
Republican Party Handbill, ca. 1880 by Cornell University Library
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DeMint, the unofficial leader of the Tea Party faction in the Senate, has actually been a thorn in the side of leadership for many years. However, his decision to leave the "club" on Capitol Hill doesn't indicate that he'll make life any type of simpler for GOP innovators like Minority Leader Mitch McConnell or brand-new NRSC chairman Jerry Moran. Get more pure politics at ABCNews. com/Politics and a lighter take on the updates at OTUSNews. com
DeMint's resignation to head the Heritage Foundation has huge consequences that surpass the Palmetto State. Right here are some of them:. 1) Wither the Tea Party? Simply two years after upending Washington (and the GOP), the Tea Party movement has actually lost its steam. Michele Bachmann hardly gained re-election in Minnesota.

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