GOP Senator Says Tea Party Influence Killed Off Republican Chances For Senate Majority

After Republicans reclaimed their majority status in the House in the 2010 election, many pundits predicted the party would have an easy time capturing the Senate in 2012.

There are, after all, only 10 GOP senators up for reelection, compared to 23 Democrats. And Republicans seemed to be successfully riding a wave of anti-government sentiment […]

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http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/12/28/395501/gop-senator-says-tea-party-influence-killed-off-republican-chances-for-senate-majority/