Two teabagger candidates for city council in Columbus, Ohio lost yesterday--Matt Ferris and Alicia Healy. They had targeted incumbent Democrats who had supported a city tax increase last August. The tax was aimed at covering a shortfall caused by the recession.
Here's Matt Ferris campaigning against the tax increase at a teabagger rally just before the August special election:
The 0.5% income tax increase passed on Aug. 4, 52% to 48%. Conservatives bellowed and predicted a backlash against the Democratic councilmembers Tyson, Paley and Miller who supported the increase. Teabaggers rallied around Ferris and Healy.
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