FreedomWorks PAC Endorses 10 Candidates

Conservative organization FreedomWorks PAC today released its “first slate” of House endorsements.

“Through extensive personal interviews, detailed research of their records, and feedback from activists in their districts, we are confident these candidates will expand the freedom caucus in the House and lead the fight for economic freedom and constitutionally limited government,” FreedomWorks PAC Executive Director Max Pappas said in a statement.

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Indiana: Dick Lugar Internal Poll Shows Big Lead Over Richard Mourdock

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Sen. Dick Lugar is up big over state Treasurer Richard Mourdock in Indiana’s GOP Senate primary, according to an internal poll the Senator’s campaign released.

The poll showed Lugar ahead of Mourdock, 55 percent to 30 percent among likely primary voters. The poll was conducted by Adam Geller at National Research Inc. Previously, Lugar used American Viewpoint to do his polling, but the campaign decided to switch firms, according to a Politico report.

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Palin Excoriates Washington, Obama in CPAC Closer

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin posed for pictures after addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

After several years of skipping the Conservative Political Action Conference, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin closed out the annual gathering by reading the riot act to both President Barack Obama and the political class in Washington, D.C., and called for larger tea party representation in GOP leadership on Capitol Hill.

Palin described the Republican wave in the 2010 midterms as “a good first step.” Looking ahead to this year’s elections, she urged Republicans to “take back the Senate and fortify the House.”

And with those gains, she pushed for a larger tea party presence in the GOP’s top ranks. “This time we expect them to get leadership posts in Congress,” she said. The remark could be construed as a reference to Sen. Ron Johnson’s (Wis.) loss to Sen. Roy Blunt (Mo.) in a December Senate leadership election.

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David Dewhurst Internal Poll Shows Big Lead

An internal poll from the campaign of Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst shows he has a big lead in the contest for the GOP nomination to succeed retiring Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas). Full story