Party, politicians sliding along political spectrum
It has been a successful primary season thus far for The Tea Party, especially with a surprising victory for Christine O’Donnell over former two-term governor and nine-term Congressman, Mike Castle, to win the Republican nomination for the Senate race in Delaware, Tuesday night.
What do these Tea Party wins mean for the Republican Party, and is the GOP shifting on the political spectrum?
Kate Zernike is a reporter for The New York Times, and the author of Boiling Mad: Inside Tea Party America.
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