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Pat Toomey, the Forgotten Tea Partier in Pennsylvania

He's the model for today's insurgent candidates, a primary challenger who pushed his party to the right despite warnings he had no shot. Now Pat Toomey has transformed into a mainstream Senate candidate—and he's winning.

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Pat Toomey (Rich Schultz / AP Photo)

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