sign , ▁all ▁accused ▁of ▁un eth ical ▁and / or ▁illegal ▁conduct ▁in ▁the ▁months ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁election . ▁ ▁The ▁f isc ally - f oc used ▁and ▁quasi - li bert arian ▁Te a ▁Party ▁movement ▁was ▁a ▁vocal ▁force ▁in ▁mobil izing ▁vot ers ▁for ▁Republican ▁candidates ▁nation wide . ▁Their ▁w ides p read ▁expos ure ▁in ▁the ▁media ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁election ' s ▁focus ▁on ▁economic , ▁rather ▁than ▁social , ▁issues . ▁In ▁the ▁opinion ▁of ▁Fox ▁News ▁political ▁anal yst ▁Dick ▁Morris , ▁a ▁" fund amental ▁change " ▁occurred ▁in ▁which ▁social ▁issues ▁did ▁not ▁domin ate ▁Republican ▁activ ism ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁because ▁" e conom ic ▁and ▁fis cal ▁issues ▁prev ail . ▁The ▁Te a ▁Party ▁has ▁made ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ▁safe ▁for ▁libert ari ans ." ▁ ▁Im m igration ▁reform ▁had ▁become ▁an ▁important ▁issue ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁particularly ▁following ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁Arizona ▁Senate ▁Bill ▁ 1 0 7 0 , ▁officially ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Support ▁Our ▁Law ▁En for cement ▁and ▁Sa fe ▁Ne igh bor hood s ▁Act . ▁The ▁Act ▁greatly ▁en hanced ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁Arizona ' s ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁ag encies ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁imm igration ▁status ▁of ▁sus pected ▁illegal ▁imm igr ants ▁and ▁to ▁en force ▁state ▁and ▁national ▁imm igration ▁laws . ▁The ▁Act ▁also ▁required ▁imm igr ants ▁to ▁carry ▁their ▁imm