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== Noteworthy achievements ==
== Noteworthy achievements ==
The first Tea Party activist to win a special election for a state assembly seat was [[Dean Murray]] in Long Island.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,586821,00.html Meet the First Tea Party Activist to Be Elected Into Office], ''[[Fox News]]'', February 19, 2010.</ref> The most stunning victory credited to the Tea Party Movement, specifically to the [[Tea Party Express]], was the surprise nomination of [[Sharron Angle]] over the establishment favorite [[Sue Lowden]] as the Republican candidate for the Senate seat of [[Nevada]]. The Tea Party Movement is also credited with helping to elect [[Scott Brown]] in an upset for the seat formerly held by the late [[Ted Kennedy]].
* The first Tea Party activist to win a special election for a state assembly seat was [[Dean Murray]] in Long Island.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,586821,00.html Meet the First Tea Party Activist to Be Elected Into Office], ''[[Fox News]]'', February 19, 2010.</ref> The most stunning victory credited to the Tea Party Movement, specifically to the [[Tea Party Express]], was the surprise nomination of [[Sharron Angle]] over the establishment favorite [[Sue Lowden]] as the Republican candidate for the Senate seat of [[Nevada]].
* The Tea Party Movement is also credited with helping to elect [[Scott Brown]] in an upset for the seat formerly held by the late [[Ted Kennedy]].
* For the [[2010 Midterm Elections]], the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition endorsed 50 candidates running for U.S. House of Representatives; 29 of 50 Tea Party challengers won their elections, with 2 still undecided.[60]
* The Tea Party Movement is credited with helping to elect [[Scott Brown]] in an upset for the seat formerly held by the late Ted Kennedy.
== Themes ==
== Themes ==