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The GOP and the Tea Party after the Big Win in Delaware
Tea-Party candidates, many backed by Sarah Palin, have toppled Party-establishment favorites in Republican primaries this year. But veteran operatives have an ace in the hole: big money. Also, America's highest poverty level in a half century, and the American reporter who recently interviewed long-time Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenTea-Party candidates, many backed by Sarah Palin, have toppled Party-establishment favorites in Republican primaries this year. But veteran operatives have an ace in the hole: big money. Also, America's highest poverty level in a half century, and a conversation with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg about his visit with Fidel Castro. How did he look? What did he say about Cuba, the US and the prospect of nuclear war?
Banner image: US Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell speaks to her supporters after she won the Delaware US Senate primary against Rep. Mike Castle on September 14, 2010 in Dover, Delaware. Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images
