Alexandria, VA -- Today, U.S. Senator Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina), chairman of the Senate Conservatives Fund, made the following statement regarding the Republican nomination of State Senator Deb Fischer for U.S. Senate in Nebraska.
Reports of the Tea Party's death have been exaggerated greatly. Oh sure, Harry Reid may say it's dead, and he clearly wishes it were so. The upset victory of Richard Mourdock in Indiana indicates the Tea Party is alive and well.
U.S. Senator Dick Lugar was defeated tonight by conservative State Treasurer Richard Mourdock in the Republican primary election for U.S. Senate in Indiana. It's now time to thank Senator Lugar for his years of service and throw all our support behind Richard Mourdock.
Conservative Ted Cruz is gaining support in Texas so rapidly that his opponent, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, has launched a full-scale attack against him. But thanks to the financial support of thousands of freedom-loving Americans in Texas and across the country, Ted Cruz is fighting back with two new television commercials of his own.
When it comes to fighting wasteful Washington spending and parochial politics, nobody has done more to advance the cause of freedom than Jeff Flake. Nobody.