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Tough week for Tea Party ends with fizzling rally
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP May 20, 2011 12:20pm |
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| Author | JOHN O’CONNOR |
| Media | Newspaper - The State |
| News Date | Friday, May 20, 2011 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The Columbia Tea Party went from Donald Trump to jilted chump after the celebrity businessman canceled his appearance at Thursday’s State House rally, and state legislators approved tax breaks and spending that the group opposed.
Trump’s decision to not enter the GOP presidential race left local Tea Party leaders stewing about the way they had been treated. But about 30 people were on hand Thursday to thank Gov. Nikki Haley, lawmakers and activists for their work to require more on-the-record Legislative votes.
Columbia Tea Party chairman Allen Olson expected as many as 2,000 would have attended Thursday’s rally had Trump been there. But The Donald, a favorite of many who attended the group’s Tax Day rally with U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., elected to not run and dropped the rally from his schedule. |
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