WASHINGTON (AP) — Establishment Republicans vied with challengers favored by tea party activists one last time Tuesday in a multi-state finale to a primary election season marked by economic recession and political upheaval.
Highlighted by GOP-tea party showdowns in New Hampshire and Delaware, six states chose candidates for governor and five featured contests for nominations to the Senate.
In New York, 40-year veteran Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel faced the voters for the first time since the House ethics committee accused him of 13 violations, most of them relating to his personal finances.
So far this year, seven incumbent members of Congress have tasted defeat, four Republicans and three Democrats. And that does not include a lengthy list of GOP contenders who fell to tea party-supported challengers despite having the backing of party officials eager to maximize their gains in November.
With unemployment high and President Barack Obama’s popularity below 50 percent, Republicans said the primaries reflected an enthusiasm that would serve the party well in the fall, when control of Congress will be at stake.
Democrats, however, said the presence of tea party-supported Republicans would prove costly to the GOP on Nov. 2 — a proposition that remained to be tested in seven weeks’ time.
In Delaware, Rep. Mike Castle sought the nomination to a Senate seat held for 36 years by Vice President Joe Biden in a primary that took a sharp turn for the negative three weeks ago when the Tea Party Express announced it would come to the aid of challenger Christine O’Donnell.
Castle, a former two-term governor and a veteran of nearly two decades in the House, was repeatedly assailed as a liberal, a Republican in name only. He and the party responded by challenging O‘Donnell’s fitness for public office and her ability to win a statewide election in the fall.
While Republicans brawled, New Castle County Executive Chris Coons coasted to the Democratic nomination without opposition. Biden resigned the seat in early 2009, and his successor, Democratic Sen. Ted Kaufman, pledged not to run for a full term.
Republicans in New Hampshire sorted through a crowded field of candidates for the nomination to a seat long held by retiring GOP Sen. Judd Gregg.
Former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte was the party-backed favorite, and she added support from prominent conservatives who have played a heavy role in several primaries this year, including former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.
Her principal opposition came from Ovide Lamontagne, a lawyer and former head of the state board of education. He campaigned with the support of tea party activists and claimed to be the most conservative candidate in a race that also included businessmen Bill Binnie and Jim Bender.
The winner will face Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes, who is giving up his seat in the House to run for the Senate.
Republicans must gain 10 seats this fall if they are to win control of the Senate, and their chances count heavily on their ability to prevail in both Delaware and New Hampshire.
In Wisconsin, businessman Ron Johnson faced two minor opponents for the Republican nomination to oppose three-term Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold in November in what polls show is a tight race. Johnson has said he will spend millions of his own money to finance his campaign through Election Day.
In New York, Democratic Attorney General Andrew Cuomo faced no opposition for the party’s nomination for governor, and he will be the prohibitive favorite in the fall for an office his father held for three terms a generation ago.
Former Rep. Rick Lazio vied with political novice Carl Paladino, a wealthy developer who got tea party support, for the Republican nomination.
In Maryland, former Republican Gov. Bob Ehrlich sought the nomination for a rematch against the man who ousted him from office in 2006, Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley.
There were gubernatorial nomination contests in Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Wisconsin, where Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker collided with former Rep. Marc Neumann for the Republican line on the fall ballot. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was heavily favored for the Democratic nomination.
Rangel’s principal challenger for the nomination in his Harlem-based district was Adam Clayton Powell IV, a state assemblyman whose father Rangel defeated 40 years ago. In the decades since, Rangel rose to become chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, with enormous power over taxes, trade, Medicare and more, but Democrats forced him to step aside from that panel while he battles ethics charges.
He is accused of accepting several New York City rent-stabilized apartments, and omitting information on his financial disclosure forms. He’s also accused of failing to pay taxes from a rental property in the Dominican Republic, and improperly soliciting money for a college center to be named after him. He has vowed to fight the charges, and faces an ethics committee trial, possibly after the elections.
Rhode Island had a rare open seat in its two-member House delegation, following the decision of Democratic Rep. Patrick Kennedy to retire. Providence Mayor Bob Cicilline, who is openly gay, was favored over three rivals for the Democratic nomination. The winner will be a prohibitive favorite in the fall in the heavily Democratic district.
In addition to the seven state primaries, Washington, D.C., chose nominees for local office.
Democratic Mayor Adrian Fenty drew a strong challenger for the nomination, and spent several weeks apologizing to voters for behaving arrogantly during four years in office.
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Comments (76)
meisterschaft
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 8:12pmHey Ray “numbnuts” Gone….
1. The Presidency has nothing to do with “debt”, last time I checked congress was the one that spent the money.
2. The senate was lost in 2006 by…oh yea…THE DEMS (shortly after the poop hits the fan)
3. Doubled the debt in 8 years…..hmm….the DEMOCRATIC Congress (the ones that control the money, if you remember) more than quadrupled the debt in 18 months.
Its ignorant people like you that is wrong with this country, and you should be ashamed to call your self an “American”
DON’T TREAD ON ME
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 7:47pmOh, these lefties are SOOO entertaining, but there is no substance to their posts at all! Like Raygone.. has his facts ALL SCREWED UP! Laugh at them, but don’t encourage them. They are like dogs fighting over a piece of meat!! HAHAHA the poor souls know they are going DOWN! :)
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 9:34pm;- ) that’s a wink!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 9:36pmDon’t feed the trolls!
Report Post »gw76
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 7:29pmI love Glenn, TheBlaze and all, but is this proper journalism/blogging form Meredith? You’ve pasted the entire AP article, and interspersed it with clips of Glenn and Rush and added links to O‘Donnell and Palin that aren’t in the original article. There’s no link to AP even, unless I missed it.
Do you have some kind of license or authorization to do this? I hope so. There‘s a move afoot to sue bloggers for improper usage of others’ material on their blogs.
Report Post »AMERICA4EVER
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 7:28pmThe masks must come off and may the true Americans step forward.
Report Post »Rob
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 7:21pmLiberal losers make me mad… RINOs piss me off. CONSERVATIVE ALL THE WAY, BABY!
Report Post »AmericanFreedom
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 7:16pmI must admit for the first time in my life i am really proud of my fellow Americans for waking up and smelling the tea, for many years we have be sacrificing our libertys to feel more secure, and as stated, it has led us to tyranny, I have been aware of this since I was a teen but felt as though i stood alone, welcome aboard America it is a proud time for us all, A time that the taking back of our country has arrived
Report Post »SaneRoger
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 6:58pmLet the games begin.
Report Post »aprilp
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 6:58pmWhen will the dems. & repubs. wake up! The republicans and dems. better wake up and take on some of the tea party ideals or they will all be voted out of office.
Report Post »RayGone
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 6:56pmRepublicans corner the market on Nut Cases!!!
No one has ever accused the republicans of being very intelligent.
All the nut cases in America, Sharron Angle, Rand Paul, Pastor Burn the Koran Jones, Reverend, cured by gayness in 2 weeks Haggerty, and on the list goes, all gravitate to the Tea Party!!!
Report Post »Rob
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 7:22pmYou WOULD be Ray GONE if I had my say… along with all the other parasites.
Report Post »theaudacityoftruth
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 10:24pmLittle ray ray, please don’t forget the dirty laundry of your own political affiliation when making immature comments and throwing hissy fits like a little petulant child. All parties have had crooks, liars, drunks, and drug users elected into office. You do your argument such a disservice when you post after drinking.
Report Post »RayGone
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 6:48pmYES, PARAH SALIN IS THE PUKE’S ONLY HOPE
It just proves that incompetence is the core competency of the Republicants.
Rob
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 7:31pmIn my world, you would be Ray GONE.
Report Post »Lunytoon95
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 6:41pmRemember, this is only the beginning, we have YEARS and DECADES of work ahead of us to correct how fundamentally perturbed OUR Government has become.
Report Post »All Journeys start with one small step. Keep Going! Never Stop!
RESTORATION1787
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 6:11pmRoll on Tea Party! Electing the same old = The same old!
Report Post »Tatum
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 5:54pmIt use to be OK if you were a Lady and run for office, but not if the MACHINE says no. Trent Lott, Go back home you loser and be a man take the skunk off you head. You look like a fool.
I would rather loss than have a Rino.
What do you do with another Snowe, Collins, McCain, etc?
Report Post »AsianForTeaPartyConservative
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 5:24pmDemocrats and Republicans still don’t get it. We need to get progressives out if we want to make this nation great again. Party as usual is defeating this country. Next we need to remove all the liberal bureaucrats out of government agencies. Bureaucrats who writes policies, liberal diplomats, environmental activist and all those who have lied and lied and made America week. Liberals who has no ideas accept to go back to socialism and communism. Liberals has not capability to be innovative and use 21st century problem solving techniques. Liberal are so dumb they prefer to emulate Communist China and Communist Soviet. When the rest of the world is moving forward we are moving backwards. Capitalism can move to the next generation of Capitalistic ideas that will propel America to even greater heights. It will increase the middle class and ensure individuals has the opportunity to change his lot. It also allow those who wishes to remain in the status quo to have that freedom to remain there. Just as we need Managers and Executives, we also need Janitors and Garbage Collectors. Just as a PHD scholar wishes to be a Janitor, a Waiter can wish to be a manager. This is freedom, this is what makes America great. We have the freedom to be fat or freedom to eat fried chicken even if it may be harmful to our health. Again, this is freedom. This is a fair society. We don’t want socialist to tell us we should all be managers. That is why unions and communism does not work. Not everyone has the ability, the qualification, the leadership skills, the determination to be a manager. I for one prefers to spend my time fishing all day long.
Report Post »CoFX
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 5:24pmI hope the Reps wake up in time to see that America is sick of thier lies, deceit, and politics-as-usual. You can’t take a page out of the Dem playbook and simply blame the other side anymore – Americans aren’t falling for the blame game. We’ve been forced to choose the lesser of two evils for WAY too long now. I hope that the ideals of the Tea Party can take hold in the Republican party, and if not, then it may be time for a third major party. It may sting for a while as Rep votes are split, but I have faith in the American people that, if given a clear choice that truely seperates itself from the scumbags on both sides that have been running this country for decades, they will make the right choice. It’s time to vote out ALL incumbents and set term limits. Politics should no longer be a profession – it should be a service to your district and it’s people, as it was originally intended. I’m just your average citizen, but if I had the opportunity, I’d be willing to leave my job for 2-4 years and serve my community and neighbors by representing THEM in congress. Whatever the majority of people in my district wanted, that is how I would vote. I can’t imagine how that is such a foreign idea to those that currently hold office anywhere, but apprently I was gone that day in 6th grade civics class when they explained the point in time when everything was turned upside down and those who were supposed to serve their country sold thier souls.
Report Post »jesusfreak
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 5:02pmAdd your comments
Report Post »redneckphilosopher
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 4:53pmI don‘t want to be Pavlov’s dog for any party dems or gop. I‘m nobody’s puppy. Just an individual who’s looking for some honest representation . I’m sick of the koolaid but I have always been fond of tea.
Report Post »jesusfreak
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 4:46pmglenn beck ,for president.
Report Post »redneckphilosopher
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 5:08pmJesusfreak love the name. I wonder if Gleen has ask his self have I not done enough for my country in light of your comment. I would vote for him. But it‘s possible he is doing more good where he’s at. He is waking a lot of people up, Got to go he just came on tv
Report Post »Docrow
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 5:33pmKamikaze my death is gain
Report Post »I’ve been marked by my maker, a peculiar display
The high and lofty they see me as weak
‘Cause I won’t live and die for the power they seek
RayGone
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 8:32pmGlen Beck For President !!!
President of Drug Users, Alcohol abusers ….
He has stiff competition from Rush Limpball though
Report Post »lawtees
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 4:43pmIMO, Americans who think for themselves this year will be voting more on where the candidate stands on the issues rather than which party…unless of course they are minorities and special interest groups which are on the dole in one way or another….they will always vote to stay on the teat, i.e, democrats
Report Post »RayGone
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 6:57pmRepublicans corner the market on Nut Cases!!!
No one has ever accused the republicans of being very intelligent.
All the nut cases in America, Sharron Angle, Rand Paul, Pastor Burn the Koran Jones, Reverend, cured by gayness in 2 weeks Haggerty, and on the list goes, all gravitate to the Tea Party!!!
Report Post »heidi586
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 4:33pmThe established Republicans still don’t get it & the “conservative” media speakers still don’t get it! It’s time for the Rino moderates to find their ticket home….and true conservatives voted into office or at least put into the fight. I’m sick and tired of voting for the lesser of 2 evils…I want my vote to go for a candidate I can believe in!
Report Post »R and K
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 4:48pmIt wasn’t until this year, after the New York contest, that I realized why I had never in my relatively long voting life had a choice other than “the lesser of”. The Political “Rulling” class is really the only party that we’ve had for decades Who knew?.
Report Post »Carol in MA
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 4:32pmMike Castle stood with Democrats to put together a bill that would have lead to an investigation of President Bush….it said President Bush lied about the WMD’s to get us into the Iraq war…..if that bill would have passed it would have been an impeachable offense!!!!!…….He’s a not only a Democrat….he’s a LIBERAL Democrat.!!!
Report Post »poppopschell
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 5:35pmBush did lie. You have to be Bush groupie to think otherwise. Now rememeber before you flame, I’m a strong supporter of Ron Paul and one the first local leaders of the Tea Party in NC
Report Post »poppopschell
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 5:45pmCarol, BUSH DID LIE. IF YOU REALLY CLOSELY FOLLOW GLENN BECK, YOU’VE HEARD MANY TIMES THAT BUSH IS NOT A CONSERVATIVE. YES, HE’S NOT AS BAD AS OBAMA BUT THEY BOTH SEEM TO BE PUPPETS OF THE NWO CROWD.
Report Post »RESTORATION1787
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 6:17pmBush Lied? Didn’t Saddam Gas his own people. Were his stock piles at the time ever accounted for?
Report Post »Almost every Nation believed at the time, WMD were there.
Carol in MA
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 6:39pm@poppopshell, Saddam Hussein was a weapon of mass destruction!! As for the dems….it’s that mindset…….“I was for it before I was against it” That‘s why the American people don’t trust the government anymore! They change their minds for their own political gains!!
Report Post »p8triot
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 6:49pmPoppo has the impeachable evidence that the Democratic party never thought to use to remove Bush from office. Or something…..
Poppo, when is the next anti-war protest? Why did Obama continue Bush’s illegal war?
Report Post »Carol in MA
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 6:53pm@POPPOPSCHELL: I wished President Bush had used his veto pen more….and yes, there are things I didn’t agree with him on…ie border control. Does that mean I should disagree with EVERYTHING he did? I listen to all points of views and form my OWN opinions.
Report Post »poppopschell
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 8:06pmThis NOT the place or time to go back over the WMD issue. IMO, the evidence I’ve seen from most Intelligence has indicated that BUSH sought to look at only that evidence that sopported his desire to invade IRAQ.
Bush was NOT all bad. He did stand tall on some of the key social issues.
Report Post »poppopschell
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 8:14pmPatriot; I admit that I see peace as my first alternative rather jumping into a war based on bad evidence. Besides, it was all folks from Saudi Arbia that did 911. None from Iraq?
I would have SUPPORTED Bush IN attacking Saudi Arabia who harbored and helped these terrorists. BUT, I KNEW BUSH WOULD NEVER DO THIS BECAUSE THE BUSH FAMILY HAD MAJOR OIL PARTNERSHIPS WITH SAUDO ARABIA.
fwIW, LIKE RON PAUL THE FATHER OF THE TEQA PARTY MOVEMENT, I WOULD HAVE VOTED AGAINST INVADING IRAQ BUT YES TO GET THE TERRORISTS IN AFGHANISTAN. NATION BUILDING AND PREEMPTIVE STRIKES ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
I apologize for following Jesus counsel: ” BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS FOR THYEY ARE THE CHILDREN OF GOD.”
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 4:07pm…And because there is no difference between the Democrat Establishment and the Bats%*t Crazy Left.
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 4:05pmWhy don’t we ever see AP stories about the Democrat Establishment vs the Bats%*t Crazy Left? Oh yeah, it doesn’t fit their template.
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 5:33pmThe AP is just another twisted arm of the lame stream media!
Report Post »Grandpa
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 3:59pmBetter a Democrat than a RINO!
Report Post »No compromise
krjones
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 4:07pmamen!
Report Post »wingedwolf
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 4:19pmdouble amen!
Report Post »DSTSS2010
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 4:31pmOnly if someone invents a conservative Democrat! RINO’s need not apply.
Report Post »tobywil2
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 4:52pmSenator Graham states that the “Tea Party Movement” is unsustainable. Perhaps, that is just wishful thinking on Senator Graham’s part.
The fact is that it is that either the “Tea Party Movement” or Senator Graham will go the way of the Dodo bird.
A RINO like Senator Graham cannot survive in a nation of citizens that understand that FREEDOM RESULTS IN PROSPERITY AND THAT TYRANNY IS THE ROOT OF POVERTY AND DESPAIR. His statement proves that he understands his peril. Senator Graham’s early support of Cap and Trade proves he is an enemy of individual freedom (Capitalism) and a “Wannabe Peer.” RINOS like Senator Graham are more of a danger to the American Revolution than the admitted tyrants like Obama.
We the people will not yield to the tyranny of King George III even under “new management.”
THROW THE RASCALS OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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orkydorky
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 5:24pmBetter, neither one! A trade off is unacceptable!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 8:49pmI agree!!!
Report Post »tobywil2
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 3:50pmThe Tea Parties are not an ideological movement with a leader who determines the ideology and movement’s objectives. Some of those who organize and publicize the meetings may think that they are ideological leaders but they are simply providing a forum to discuss the discontent with the direction the government is being taken. The Tea Party Participants have their own ideas and those ideas are not necessarily homogenous.
The mere fact that the “Tea Party Leaders” provided the forum and publicity to establish the meeting does not mean that they can dictate the ideology of the Tea Party Participants or even affect that ideology. The Tea Parties are attended to participate in logical discussion of the issues and the participants will base their opinion upon the discussion of the issues. The Tea Party Participant’s ideology and support of any candidates will be unique to each participant not dictated by the provider of the form.
Tea Party Participants are not sheep and the provider of the forum is not the shepherd.
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dteam270
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 4:12pmWell put
Report Post »danglingbags
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 4:19pmGo Tea party Go….. your whacky candidates will lock in Reid and Pelosi for another Congress!!!!
Freelancer
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 4:21pmThis is the exact reason the democrats are so afraid…. There is no defacto “party leader” to go after. They gave to resort to attacking an individual instead of the head of the party or the party as a whole. There are many different “TEA Parties” to have to deal with and they have no avenue to quash the party like they do with the other political upstarts. You can attack a party but not a movement that goes after BOTH parties.
Report Post »danglingbags
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 4:55pmDo not forget TBAGGGERSSS get out there on Vote on Nov 3rd……It is your constitutional right.
Report Post »COXY
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 5:59pmDangels, could you explain to me why Obama is so unpopular and why a majority of voting Americans are apposed to Obama care? We are crazy after all, right?
Report Post »forTforMAG
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 6:29pmDingleBerry….you’re a geinius! Please keep your ever so insightful comments coming.
The more time your here the less time you are out infecting folks with your disease.
Report Post »podom
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 10:00pmYou silly, clueless Danglebangs!!
Report Post »smartypoop
Posted on September 14, 2010 at 11:05pmVery well put. We are having that ideaological split in our own TP. Do we go for the least offensive RINO, or do we go with the best candadate? Nost are leaning towards the best candadate. The old gaurd who still believes in party ticket is splitting off now.
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