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In response to
"Is it correct to say that there isn't much Tea Party influence in the Senate? If so, why is there (comparably) more influence in the House? -- nm"
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prayformojo
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To the first part, no. We've still seen the Tea Party make inroads - Cruz, Rubio, Rand Paul all have tea party connections. Jim De Mint too, while he
Posted by
Roger More (aka rogermore)
Oct 2 '13, 12:03
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was in office.
And there were a few high profile Republican Senators who lost their seats during preselection to tea party candidates.
So there's certainly Tea Party influence in the Senate - though obviously not as much as in the House, where the Republicans have a majority
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