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Post by William on Jan 3, 2011 10:44:06 GMT -5
The TEA Partiers claim to be different than an average Republican. We all know how their promises to make drastic cuts to Government spending and lower taxes got a few of their members into congress last November. My question is, are they actually any different than Republicans, or are they just a newly energized base responding to President Obama's policies?
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Post by fred on Jan 3, 2011 11:10:33 GMT -5
No I don't think so, I think they are just more conservative conservatives.
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Post by cp3 on Jan 5, 2011 10:40:09 GMT -5
Not really, they're just a way for the people to have more power. Kicking out the old and making politicians more accountable.
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Post by biggy on Jan 6, 2011 11:44:17 GMT -5
Their more extreme which is indeed different.
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Post by mattmiller on Jan 17, 2011 18:30:20 GMT -5
Not really, they're just a way for the people to have more power. Kicking out the old and making politicians more accountable. Right. I think they're a movement, not a party. |
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Post by Wat Tyler on Jan 22, 2011 15:10:58 GMT -5
I thought the Tea party was a franchise that some Republicans bought in to.
I just wondered, What would the Democrat opposite have to be? slightly socialist?
or is that How Obama is viewed. there fore a right leaning democrat group would be needed to win back middle ground for the next election.
maybe a new topic completely!
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Post by Chelexander on Jan 29, 2011 7:52:31 GMT -5
The initial Tea Party movement was part of the 1776 movement.
The goal of people who ascribed to 1776, were people who wanted to revert to the values and ideas that people had when the country was founded. You know... going to church on Sundays, family first, working for your own living, low taxes, etc. Many Republicans, by virtue of the ideals of the Republican party, find that these values are already central to them. The Tea Party is the politicization movement of the people who ascribed to 1776. It is the political entity that pushes their agenda.
So while the Tea party and Republicans aren't really two of the same, they just have a lot in common in terms of personal values.
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Post by William on Jan 30, 2011 11:45:52 GMT -5
I'm curious about the Tea Party and why it came at this specific time?
The deficit was quite large during the Bush Administration as well, and the pro-life pro-choice battle seemed much larger than it is remains now.
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