Politics CheatSheet - Tea Party Losing Battles, Winning War

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May 21, 2014 Party On 1. Tea Party Losing Battles, Winning War Defeats handed to Tea Party candidates last night only tell half the story—the Tea Party's real success has been to change the very DNA of the GOP. Read it at The Daily Beast Explosive 2. Spies' Secret Revolt Against Obama The Obama administration concluded in 2012 that al Qaeda posed no direct threat to the U.S.—and has sought to scale back the fight ever since, over intel officials' rising objections. Read it at The Daily Beast Elections 3. Why This Was Mitch's Last Win You read it here first—McConnell may have won decisively in Kentucky's Republican primary, but Alison Lundergan Grimes has his number and will beat him this fall. Read it at The Daily Beast Listening Tour 4. Paul Ryan's War on Poverty It's been a revelatory year of quiet visits to the country's poorest areas for the Wisconsin congressman. And he told a group of black journalists he's going to put his lessons to work. Read it at The Daily Beast Senate Primary 5. Dollars Defeat the Tea Party in Georgia Democrat Michelle Nunn won a Senate primary, but she won't get a Tea Partier to challenge in November: Well-funded Republicans David Perdue and Rep. Jack Kingston will meet in a runoff. Read it at The Daily Beast GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast.

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