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is the tea party dead?

gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
edited November 2012 in A Moving Train
the most recent election cost several prominent tea partiers their job. as far as i can tell bachmann was one of the only ones to keep her seat, and that was by the skin of her teeth.

does this mean that the tea party is losing relevance? is it going away?

i really don't have an answer. i was just wondering what everyone's take on it was.
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  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    i would say no ... i think they are alive and well ...
  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    the tea party will never be dead. you'll always have those stuck in the 50's bigots. they'll be like the kkk, always there, but not as big as they once were.
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  • Prince Of DorknessPrince Of Dorkness Posts: 3,763
    No.. But they're going back to their former name, 'Ku Klux Klan."

    Only homos like tea.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,408
    Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
    No.. But they're going back to their former name, 'Ku Klux Klan."

    Only homos like tea.

    Ah shit- today of all days I'm having tea instead of coffee. :lol:

    But no, the tea part will not go away- at least not here in El Dorado County. But then this is El Dorado County where Obama signs were heavily vandalized yesterday. :roll:
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  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,317
    "Ateapartiersayswhat?"

    "What?"
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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    alan west was defeated.
    joe walsh got beaten.

    even joe the plumber got his ass kicked too.
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  • mikepegg44mikepegg44 Posts: 3,353
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    the most recent election cost several prominent tea partiers their job. as far as i can tell bachmann was one of the only ones to keep her seat, and that was by the skin of her teeth.

    does this mean that the tea party is losing relevance? is it going away?

    i really don't have an answer. i was just wondering what everyone's take on it was.


    interesting question...I think so. But not the original fiscal ideals. Just the Usurped version of crazy that picked up steam with idiots.

    I am hoping this election pushes those on the right away from supporting politicians because of social issues.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,408
    My county has probably the strongest tea party support in all of California (not all of CA is liberal- we have some very strongly conservative counties and El Dorado is near or at the top that way) so if this thread sticks around a while and I remember I'll check back in here with my take on it.
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  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    Wouldn't see it as dead but I think seriously diminished and not really a force to be reckoned with.

    I think this election showed that 'extreme' positions are not overly acceptable anymore and certainly will not appeal enough to the masses to be able to win anything on a big scale.

    They will always be there though as the KKK is still there (though not 'vocal' as they were), etc.
  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    must have been the teabaggers thing :lol:
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,156
    mikepegg44 wrote:
    interesting question...I think so. But not the original fiscal ideals. Just the Usurped version of crazy that picked up steam with idiots.

    I am hoping this election pushes those on the right away from supporting politicians because of social issues.
    The original Tea Party mission statement was 100% fiscal and something I identified with. It was hijacked by the extreme social side in the last couple years.

    I think the Tea Party will still be able to gut out incumbent GOP in the primaries. But the candidates they are backing seem to be at a disadvantage in state-wide elections, thus giving the Democrats an advantage. It will be interesting to see how GOP deals with this problem.
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  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Jason P wrote:
    The original Tea Party mission statement was 100% fiscal and something I identified with. It was hijacked by the extreme social side in the last couple years.

    I think the Tea Party will still be able to gut out incumbent GOP in the primaries. But the candidates they are backing seem to be at a disadvantage in state-wide elections, thus giving the Democrats an advantage. It will be interesting to see how GOP deals with this problem.

    it's really quite simple ... stfu ... :lol: ... mourdock would have easily won his seat if he didn't make those comments about legitimate rape ... problem with the people they nominate is that they can't help themselves ... it's sort of our conservative/reforma/alliance party in canada ... we have just as many kooks but harper put a muzzle on them ... and he's won successive elections ... all you gotta do is stfu ...
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,156
    polaris_x wrote:
    it's really quite simple ... stfu ... :lol: ... mourdock would have easily won his seat if he didn't make those comments about legitimate rape ... problem with the people they nominate is that they can't help themselves ... it's sort of our conservative/reforma/alliance party in canada ... we have just as many kooks but harper put a muzzle on them ... and he's won successive elections ... all you gotta do is stfu ...
    There is also the ripple effect that Mourdock's loss will have on Indiana politics overall. Pandering to extreme views will soften as other politician see it is now a weakness. Even Mike Pence, once a social GOP hero, was mum on social issues during his run for Governor.

    If I was a liberal hippie, I would be praying that the Tea Party is as strong as ever.
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  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Jason P wrote:
    There is also the ripple effect that Mourdock's loss will have on Indiana politics overall. Pandering to extreme views will soften as other politician see it is now a weakness. Even Mike Pence, once a social GOP hero, was mum on social issues during his run for Governor.

    If I was a liberal hippie, I would be praying that the Tea Party is as strong as ever.

    ya ... for sure ... up here - we warned conservative voters of harper's hidden agenda and now that he's got his majority - it's actually been worse than feared ... pretty sure if he showed those colours beforehand - he would not have gotten his majority ...
  • Black DiamondBlack Diamond Posts: 25,107
    JimmyV wrote:
    "Ateapartiersayswhat?"

    "What?"
    :lol:
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  • mikepegg44mikepegg44 Posts: 3,353
    http://youtu.be/3KTSDRqTp-M

    poor quality / interesting discussion on MSNBC
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  • RFTCRFTC Posts: 723
    no, they are doing quite well on the state and city level. their agenda and grassroots action translate better in a more defined/geographical race.

    was listening to someone on potus earlier re. elected judges in county precincts and how these are being targeted w/great success.
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  • Prince Of DorknessPrince Of Dorkness Posts: 3,763
    RFTC wrote:
    was listening to someone on potus earlier re. elected judges in county precincts and how these are being targeted w/great success.


    hee hee..

    not in Iowa.

    You're going to have to just admit that the Tea Party was an invented thing... funded by billionaires and their own members were fooled.

    But the general public... not.

    Yeah, in the state that we hope will soon secede, there's probably a few tea party people left. But now that the Billionaires are pulling their money away.... well, "Nature has a way of shutting that whole thing down."
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  • RFTCRFTC Posts: 723
    Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
    RFTC wrote:
    was listening to someone on potus earlier re. elected judges in county precincts and how these are being targeted w/great success.


    hee hee..

    not in Iowa.

    You're going to have to just admit that the Tea Party was an invented thing... funded by billionaires and their own members were fooled.

    But the general public... not.

    Yeah, in the state that we hope will soon secede, there's probably a few tea party people left. But now that the Billionaires are pulling their money away.... well, "Nature has a way of shutting that whole thing down."

    yep, saw that one, good on him and the iowans that fought back.
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  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    Jason P wrote:
    mikepegg44 wrote:
    interesting question...I think so. But not the original fiscal ideals. Just the Usurped version of crazy that picked up steam with idiots.

    I am hoping this election pushes those on the right away from supporting politicians because of social issues.
    The original Tea Party mission statement was 100% fiscal and something I identified with. It was hijacked by the extreme social side in the last couple years.

    I think the Tea Party will still be able to gut out incumbent GOP in the primaries. But the candidates they are backing seem to be at a disadvantage in state-wide elections, thus giving the Democrats an advantage. It will be interesting to see how GOP deals with this problem.

    Yeah, the original focus on fiscal issues has been so distorted by the social conservatives, neo-cons, racists, and hypocrisy.

    The GOP really has to figure out what they want to do... be the type of conservatives that the tea party and talk radio want, or do they want to win federal elections.
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