Tea Party

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Illustration on IRS harassment of Tea Party groups by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Tea Party members gather in St Louis, Mo., Sept. 12, 2010. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., take their places to participate in a Senate race debate with and Republican candidate and Tea Party favorite Rob Maness, not pictured, on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Tea party favorite and ex-Redskin Clint Didier is trailing Republican Dan Newhouse by just 2 percent as the two battle to succeed retiring Rep. Doc Hastings, a Republican who has represented the 4th District in the center of Washington state since 1995. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., right, and Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., shake hands at the conclusion of their Senate race debate with Republican candidate and Tea Party favorite Rob Maness on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., take their places to participate in a Senate race debate with and Republican candidate and Tea Party favorite Rob Maness on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, La., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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Illustration on premature death pronouncements on the Tea Party by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Illustration on premature death pronouncements on the Tea Party by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Tea party-backed State Rep. Joe Carr hopes to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, Tennessee Republican who is backed by the GOP establishment. Tea party groups are supporting a number of Senate and House races across the country, in including some Kansas and Georgia. (Associated Press)

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Sen. Thad Cochran, Mississippi Republican, seeking a seventh six-year term, faces a runoff June 24 against a Tea Party-backed rival, whom he won't debate. (Associated Press)