Kenneth P. Vogel: "Tea party aims to avoid Christine O'Donnell, Sharron Angle repeats" @ Politico

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... Drew Ryun worked as a deputy director of the Republican National Committee during the 2004 election cycle, and his father Jim Ryun served five terms in Congress as a Republican representing Kansas. But the Ryun twins and American Majority have emerged as prominent operatives in the grassroots, anti-establishment tea party movement, which has bristled at the perception that it is merely an arm of the organized Republican Party.

At Tuesday’s announcement, the Ryuns surrounded themselves with a dozen local tea party activists from around the country who will participate in the New Leader Project, which has set a goal of identifying and training 10,000 candidates to run this year and next for offices from school board to state house....

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