Live-blogging Tax Day Tea Party rallies from the National Mall in Washington

Here in Washington, the Tea Party Express — whose “just vote them out” tour started in March and ends with today’s protests — kicked off Tax Day by unveiling their list of targeted races for the 2010 elections.

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The group endorsed GOPer candidate Sharon Angle, running for Harry Reid’s Nevada seat, Thursday morning at the National Press Club. The Tea Party Express has been very active in the Nevada race, and several weeks ago they even ran television ads against Scott Ashjian, a self-declared Tea Party candidate who they claim is a phony meant to siphon votes away from Republican candidates.

Angle, speaking to sign-bearing Tea Partiers and members of the press, pointed to deals Reid and the Democratic leadership made to secure votes during the health-care debate, saying, “He’s embarrassed us,” and he “failed America.”

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Angle — running against a number of Republicans, including Danny Tarkanian and Sue Lowden — said it’s not enough to just vote for “anyone but Harry.”

“We need someone who understands what the Constitution says,” she said.

For other Senate races, the group is targeting incumbents Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, Harry Reid of Nevada, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania and Barbara Boxer of California.

House members targeted include Betsy Markey of Colorado, Alan Grayson of Florida, Baron Hill of Indiana, Barney Frank of Massachusetts, Dina Titus of Nevada, John Spratt of South Carolina, Tom Perriello of Virginia, Gerry Connolly of Virginia and Alan Mollohan of West Virginia.

All targeted incumbents are Democrats. The group also listed 14 “Tea Party Heroes” — all Republicans — including Marco Rubio in Florida, Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina and Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina.

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Other Senate heroes include: Chuck DeVore in California, Todd Tiahrt in Kansas, Rand Paul in Kentucky and Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania. Other House heroes include Tom McClintock in California, Tom Price in Georgia, Walt Minnick in Indiana, Michele Bachmann in Minnesota and Marsha Blackburn in Tennessee.

Organizer Amy Kremer said their bus tours raise awareness of the movement, but “if we truly want change, we are going to have to get involved in the election process.”

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“This is where we start. Harry Reid is number one,” she said.

Mark Williams, co-chairman of Tea Party Express, pointed to Sen. Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts as a victory for the group, which ran ads during the election. The group also hailed Michigan Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak’s retirement as another victory, after the PAC ran ads and held rallies in the district of the vilified anti-abortion representative who at the last minute agreed to a deal that allowed President Obama’s health-care bill pass.

The Tea Party Express kicked off their tour March 27 from Searchlight, Nev. in an event that Sarah Palin keynoted. At 11 a.m., the bus tour will officially end at Freedom Plaza in Washington.

We’ll be live blogging throughout the day. Attending a Tax Day event? Be sure to send good photos of signs and interesting blurbs to teaparty@dailycaller.com. If you’re tweeting today from a rally, use the Twitter hashtag #TheDC, so we’ll see your reporting.

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