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Tea Party

Rep. Allen West (R-FL) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill on April 1, 2011 in Washington, DC. The hearing focused on the ongoing implementation of the repeal of the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy barring gays and lesbians from serving openly in the armed forces. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

Allen West rejects GOP offer to run in Georgia

Abdul Sada
theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Allen West turned down an offer to run for office in Georgia from the state's Republican Party chairwoman, Sue Everhart, saying that he' not an NFL free agent...
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Congressman Allen West speaks to a crowd at the 2011 Palm Beach County Tax Day Tea Party on April 16, 2011 at Sanborn Square in Boca Raton,  Florida.   Another prominent speaker included billionaire Donald Trump.  (Photo by John W. Adkisson/Getty Images)

It's official: Allen West loses congressional seat

Matt Sedansky, Associated Press
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Firebrand Republican Rep. Allen West was defeated by Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy, according to the state's vote count Saturday...
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President Barack Obama stands on stage after his victory speech at McCormick Place November 6, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Obama won reelection against Republican candidate, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Texas GOP official pushes secession, calls Obama voters 'maggots'

Ugonna Okpalaoka
theGRIO REPORT - Hardin County Republican treasurer Peter Morrison thinks things would be better off if Texas just separated from the country...
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Let's start with who lost (besides Mitt Romney)

Election 2012's winners and losers

Joy-Ann Reid
SLIDESHOW - Beyond the obvious victors and vanquished, who else won the night on Tuesday and who came up empty handed?...
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Allen West: President Obama wants Americans to ‘be his slave’

Tea Party favorite Allen West falls short in Florida race

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theGRIO REPORT - Controversial Tea Partier Rep. Allen West has lost his congressional seat in Florida...
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Voters cast their ballots at the Friendly Center November 6, 2012 in Toledo, Ohio. Voting is underway in the battleground state of Ohio in the U.S. presidential election between Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican nominee former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (Photo by J.D. Pooley/Getty Images)

Poll watchers barred in Columbus, OH

Ugonna Okpalaoka
theGRIO REPORT - The Franklin County Board of Elections has rejected requests from True the Vote to place poll watchers at precincts around Central Ohio...
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House Tea Party icons face re-election challenges

Alan Fram and Brian Bakst, Associated Press
RAMSEY, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's tendency to cause a ruckus on Capitol Hill made her a tea party sensation...
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Congressman Allen West speaks to a crowd at the 2011 Palm Beach County Tax Day Tea Party on April 16, 2011 at Sanborn Square in Boca Raton,  Florida.   Another prominent speaker included billionaire Donald Trump.  (Photo by John W. Adkisson/Getty Images)

Is Allen West's campaign in trouble?

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - Is Tea Party Rep. Allen West's House seat in jeopardy? It depends on which polls you believe...
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Screenshot of Allen West campaign video

Allen West uses foe's mugshot in ad

Reach Lederman, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a bid to hold onto his House seat, freshman Republican Rep. Allen West is making his opponent's bleary mug shot the focus of a blistering ad launched Friday...
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U.S. President Barack Obama addresses a campaign event at the Palm Beach County Convention Center September 9, 2012 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Working with the momentum from this week's Democratic National Convention, Obama is on a two-day campaign swing from one side of Florida to the other on the politically important I-4 corridor.

Kansas considers removing Obama from ballot in November

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
theGRIO REPORT - GOP controlled state of Kansas, the all Republican State Objections Board voted unanimously to delay the decision on whether or not they should put President Obama on the state's general election ballot...
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