John Bolton Partners with Nationwide Tea Party Coalition to Launch "Election Day Tea Party"

NASHVILLE, TN -- Sep 20, 2010 / (http://www.myprgenie.com) -- The Nationwide Tea Party Coalition, in partnership with former United States Ambassador to the UN John Bolton, has launched the Election Day Tea Party, a project to raise awareness and participation in the 2010 mid-term elections this November 2.

"I joined the Election Day Tea Party project because -- perhaps more than at any other in my lifetime -- the results of this election cycle will determine the future of the United States as the leader of the Free World," said Ambassador John Bolton. "Election Day Tea Party is a great way for people to become involved in a substantial, productive way, no matter where you are in the country."

The project's website, ElectionDayTeaParty.com, identifies the 50 contests for seats in the House of Representatives where an individual's efforts can help the challengers win their elections on November 2, 2010. The seats in all 50 of these races are currently held by members of Congress who have supported the Obama-Pelosi agenda.

"Tea Party activists from across America came together to select this list of races, all of which are 'on the bubble,'" said Alice Linahan, a co-organizer of the project. "Our selection criteria are very different from the lists put out by the usual suspects like Dick Morris, Rothenberg, and the Cook Report."

"We identified races that were winnable, where the challenger's message was consistent with the core values of the Tea Party movement, and where the energy of individual grassroots activists is likely to have the most impact," said Michael Patrick Leahy, co-founder of the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition and project co-organizer.

The site is designed to give every American who wants to oppose the Left's progressive agenda a way to channel their support directly to candidates in need. "ElectionDayTeaParty.com answers the question we hear most often from Tea Party activists around the country: 'What can I do?'" said project co-organizer, Lorie Medina.

Medina added, "By adopting one -- or all -- of these 50 challengers, volunteers from anywhere in the country can help. For instance, people can make phone calls for their candidate of choice, donate directly to them, or travel to the district to help with get-out-the-vote efforts."

Co-organizer Christina Botteri said, "We focus on these 50 races in the House of Representatives for one simple reason: by gaining the majority in the House we can begin, in earnest, the process of returning our country to her founding principles of supporting fiscal responsibility, free markets, and constitutional adherence."

ElectionDayTeaParty.com represents yet another organizational and technological innovation in the Tea Party movement's decentralized approach to political engagement.

About John Bolton: Probably best known as the US Ambassador to the UN, Mr. Bolton is currently  a FOXNews contributor and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

About the Nationwide Tea Party Coalition: The Nationwide Tea Party Coalition is an informal federation of thirty local tea parties from around the country who work collaboratively on national projects.

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Top 50 House Races YOU Can Help to Win

Details at http://electiondayteaparty.com

Rank District Incumbent Challenger

1 NJ-6  Pallone    Anna Little
2 FL-22  Klein     Allen West
3 NY-25  Maffei    Ann Marie Buerkle
4 NC-2  Etheridge    Renee Ellmers
5 IN-2  Donnelly    Jackie Walorski
6 FL-8  Grayson    Daniel Webster
7 ID-1  Minnick    Raul Labrador
8 WA-3  Heck     Jamie Herrera
9 VA-11  Connolly    Keith Fimian
10 SD-AL Sandlin    Kristi Noem
11 CO-7  Perlmutter    Ryan Frazier
12 SC-5  Spratt    Mick Mulvaney
13 NV-3  Titus     Joe Heck
14 VA-9  Boucher    Morgan Griffith
15 NM-1  Heinrich    John Barela
16 VA-5  Perriello    Robert Hurt
17 MD-1  Kratovil    Andy Harris
18 PA-12 Critz     Tim Burns
19 TX-23 Rodriguez    Quico Canseco
20 CA-47 Sanchez    Van Tran
21 AR-1  Causey    Rick Crawford
22 CA-11 McNerney    David Harmer
23 ND-AL Pomeroy    Rick Berg
24 NY-2  Israel    John Gomez
25 AZ-8  Giffords    Jesse Kelly
26 TX-27 Ortiz     Blake Farenthold
27 FL-24 Kosmas    Sandy Adams
28 FL-2  Boyd     Steve Southerland
29 MS-4  Taylor    Steven Palazzo
30 CO-4  Markey    Cory Gardner
31 VA-8  Moran     Patrick Murray
32 AZ-1  Kirkpatrick    Paul Gosar
33 NC-7  McIntyre    Ilario Pantano
34 PA-4  Altmire    Keith Rothfus
35 WV-1  Oliverio    David McKinley
36 GA-8  Marshall    Austin Scott
37 IL-8  Bean     Joe Walsh
38 IL-17 Hare     Bobby Schilling
39 KY-3  Yarmuth    Todd Lally
40 IA-2  Loebsack    Mariannette Miller-Meeks
41 IN-9  Hill     Todd Young
42 OH-13 Sutton    Tom Ganley
43 TN-8  Herron    Stephen Fincher
44 NJ-3  Adler     Jon Runyan
45 PA-10 Carney    Tom Marino
46 NM-2  Teague    Steve Pearce
47 PA-11 Kanjorski    Lou Barletta
48 AR-4  Ross     Beth Anne Rankin
49 MA-4  Frank     Sean Bielat
50 CA-8  Pelosi    John Dennis                     

Contact: Michael Patrick Leahy, michaelpatrickleahy@gmail.com, 615-243-6869

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An informal federation of thirty local Tea Party leaders from around the country.