5 of the Christian Right's Favorite and Most Dangerous New Recruits Running for Congress

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http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/5-christian-rights-favorite-and-most-dangerous-new-challengers-congress

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1. Matt Bevin: Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate in Kentucky

Matt Bevin, a self-employed businessman, is contesting the GOP primary for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s seat. Bevin, who describes his life as being “built on a bedrock of strong Christian values,” is now leading McConnell by 4 according to the most recent Rasmussen Report poll.

Right-wing blogger and Fox News contributor Erick Erickson says Democrats are “squealing like a stuffed pig” because of polling data that shows Bevin leading Democrat Allison Grimes, while McConnell only draws out a statistical tie. “If the GOP does not gain the Senate in 2014, it will probably be because they lose Kentucky. They only lose Kentucky if Mitch McConnell is the Republican nominee,” says Erickson.

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2. Pam Barlow: Republican Candidate for U.S. Congress in Texas Congressional District 10

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Barlow is a veterinarian, retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel and small business owner in Bowie, TX. She describes herself as an “unashamed Republican Tea Party Christian Conservative with a loud voice and some rock-solid core values.” You know, values such as opposing women’s reproductive rights, marriage equality, raising the minimum wage and immigration reform.

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3. State Sen. Lee Bright: Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in South Carolina

In South Carolina, state Sen. Lee Bright is challenging veteran Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for his senate seat. It's difficult to find someone further on the loony fringe than this Club for Growth-endorsed candidate.

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4. Chris McDaniel: Republican Candidate for the U.S. Senate in Mississippi

Mississippi state senator and Tea Party candidate Chris McDaniel is mounting a primary challenge to Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS).

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1. That this assortment of refugees from a clown car can get thousands of people to vote

for them is the kind of thing that makes hope seem foolish.
& R