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The Virginia Federation of Tea Party Patriots is a state-level federation of local, republican groups within the Commonwealth of Virginia adhering to the principles of the Tea Party movement.
The following American politicians were affiliated with the Tea Party movement, which was generally considered to be conservative, libertarian-leaning, [1] and populist. [2] [3] [4] The Tea Party movement advocated for reducing the U.S. national debt and federal budget deficit by reducing federal government spending and taxes.
On June 10, 2014, in a major upset, Cantor lost the Republican primary 44.5 percent–55.5 percent to Dave Brat, a Tea Party candidate and a professor at Randolph-Macon College. That made Cantor the first sitting House majority leader to lose a primary since the position was created in 1899.
The Tea Party movement was popularly launched following a February 19, 2009, call by CNBC reporter Rick Santelli on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for a "tea party". [26] [27] On February 20, 2009, The Nationwide Tea Party Coalition also helped launch the Tea Party movement via a conference call attended by around 50 conservative ...
Brat received support from, and gave credit for his win to, local Tea Party groups in Virginia, but received no funding or endorsement from national Tea Party organizations. [36] As of June 2014, however, Brat had not identified with the Tea Party movement. [50]
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.) said the Democratic Party should take notes from campaigns in Virginia after a survey found the party was struggling in popularity. Kaine joined CNN’s “State of ...
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Faith and Freedom Coalition (FFC) held its first conference in September 2010 in Washington, D.C., [12] with prominent speakers Newt Gingrich, Karl Rove, and Bob McDonnell, the governor of Virginia. [ 6 ] [ 13 ] Other well-known attendees included Rep. Lynn Westmoreland , Rep. Randy Forbes , and Rep. Tom Price .