Mike Lee looks to carve a niche on the campaign trail

Mike Lee is anything but patient.
One year into his tenure as the Senate's youngest member, the 40-year-old Utah Republican has been busily trying to carve out a conservative niche on Capitol Hill and wade into Senate primaries across the country, offering his endorsement to like-minded candidates.
That playbook sounds familiar: The Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call asked in an article last week whether Lee is "the new Jim DeMint," and Lee acknowledges that comparing him to the high-profile South Carolina Republican made some sense.
Read full article >> Joby Warrick 18 Oct, 2011
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