Tea Party test in Nebraska as conservative groups push Sasse for Senate

Tea Party test in Nebraska as conservative groups push Sasse for Senate

Via Fox News Tea Party Republicans looking to get their groove back are eyeing Tuesday's Republican Senate primary race in Nebraska, where leading conservative groups and figures are closing ranks behind a university president's candidacy. The election is closely watched, as the Tea Party movement and its allies have struggled to execute the kind of electoral coups that ousted GOP incumbents tagged as too moderate in 2010 and 2012. Last week in North Carolina, the Tea Party-aligned candidate lost to state House Speaker Thom Tillis in the Senate GOP primary there. But Nebraska … [Read more...]