He then won a big victory in the general election over the candidate of the Whig Party, General Winfield Scott.

VOA: special.2009.04.23

The anti-tax,anti-big government Tea Party movement takes inspiration from the anti-tax protesters just before the American Revolution who threw tea into Boston Harbor to protest British taxes.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

But the party's popularity has dropped,in part because of a big financial deficit.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30

The combination of energized Republicans and Tea Party activists, plus disappointed independent voters spells big political trouble for Democrats trying to hold control of Congress in the November elections.

VOA: standard.2010.03.16