Much of the speculation about the impact of tea party movement successes in the election has been over what role and influence the new lawmakers will have among Republicans, so it is interesting that most Americans — although Republicans and Democrats disagree on the point — see the tea party as separate from, rather than [...]
As Christopher Weber recently noted, private email addresses and cell phone numbers for newly-elected Members of Congress were recently disseminated by leaders of the Tea Party Patriots, in an email to their supporters. Now, in a new email, the group has sought to explain their actions. “The intent was to use [this contact information] to [...]
This is the perfect time for the Republican Party to make good on its claim that it wants to recapture the loyalty of African-American voters. Yes — recapture all those lost Lincoln Republicans put off and run off by the 1960′s and 1970′s antics of the architects and beneficiaries of the Southern strategy. In the [...]
Republican National Chairman Michael Steele, who presided over the GOP midterm election triumphs, isn’t going to get a free ride, if as expected, he seeks another two years as head of the party organization. Saul Anuzis, former head of the Michigan GOP and a candidate for national chair in 2009, said Friday he will challenge [...]
Some newly elected Republicans may have overflowing in-boxes and many voice mails this week, after a tea party group released the personal e-mail addresses and cell phone numbers of freshman members of Congress. The leader of the Tea Party Patriots sent an e-mail with the private information to supporters, urging them to contact the GOP [...]
The new House leadership position that Republicans created just for freshman will likely inject a Tea Party voice into high-level decision-making as soon as the next Congress convenes.
The two lawmakers vying for the job — Tim Scott of South Carolina and Kristi Noem of South Dakota – rode the Tea Party wave to victory last week and would bring anti-Washington sentiment to an exclusive circle that has never before included rookie members.
In a gesture to the sheer power of such a large freshman class, Minority Leader John Boehner, the presumptive Speaker of the House, announced earlier this week that he would add a 10th member to his elected leadership team just for new a lawmaker. That freshman representative will attend weekly leadership meetings and be involved in policy and legislative decisions.
Either of the two candidates would give the Republican Party a chance to diversify its image.
Mr. Scott, a fiscal conservative who was backed by The Club for Growth, is the first black Republican elected to the House from South Carolina in over a century. Ms. Noem would become the second woman in the 10-member leadership team.
Ms. Noem and Mr. Scott have officially requested to be considered for the job, their spokesmen said on Thursday afternoon.
Though there is no clear front-runner in the contest, senior Republicans seem to be keeping an eye on Mr. Scott, who has already been tapped to represent his class on the 22-member G.O.P. Majority transition team.
On Nov. 17, after a few days of orientation activities in Washington, the 84 newly elected House members will vote for their leadership representative, the same day as the elections for the team’s other nine members.
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