Republican incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran won the GOP primary in Mississippi, signaling another defeat for the Tea Party, in one of a number of primary races Tuesday night that yielded favorable results for incumbents.
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's loss was a "shock" to many, but new polling figures showed the Virginia congressman was "deeply unpopular" within his own state. According to a Public Policy Polling survey Tuesday night, Cantor had a 65 percent disapproval rating in his district. Cantor's approval rating was only 30 percent.
GOP Tea Party voters and conservative Republicans have verbalized the need to press forward with immigration reform. In spite of this, President Barack Obama has delayed a review of deportation policies, which won’t be addressed until the end of the summer, in hopes that Congress will approve a complete overhaul of immigration laws.
Sal Russo, the co-founder of the Tea Party Express, is beefing up pressure on Republicans to pass comprehensive legislation that would mend the nation's outdated and broken immigration system.
Republican and Tea Party Sens. Ran Paul and Ted Cruz are among the many hopefuls for the GOP to run in the upcoming election, however, a powerful voice from inside their own party has public come out as a staunch opposition to their bids.
Republican House representative and former presidential candidate Michele Bachmann has declared she won’t seek reelection in Minnesota’s Sixth Congressional District when her current term is up in 2014.
