UPDATE: In an interview on Bloomberg News, Rep. Roscoe Bartlett criticizes the Tea Party:
The Gazette's Katherine Heerbrandt has a write-up of a Republican candidates debate held last Thursday, in Frederick, Maryland (see excerpt below). The 6th Congressional District GOP candidates outlined their campaign platforms -- and many of them criticized incumbent Rep. Roscoe Bartlett:
Bartlett said he’s a “little concerned” that the Tea Party may have become “too much purists.” The debt increase was embedded in a bigger bill, he said in an interview. “I voted for it for the first time ever.”
With no clear Tea Party favorite in the Republican presidential race, the limited-government movement is pushing candidates for other elected offices. While many of the races are in safe Republican areas, others may drain party resources in districts, like Bartlett’s, where Democrats have a chance to win...
The Gazette's Katherine Heerbrandt has a write-up of a Republican candidates debate held last Thursday, in Frederick, Maryland (see excerpt below). The 6th Congressional District GOP candidates outlined their campaign platforms -- and many of them criticized incumbent Rep. Roscoe Bartlett:
