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  2. Tea Party movement - Wikipedia

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    The Tea Party has incorporated various conservative internal factions of the Republican Party to become a major force within the party. [138] [139] Tea Party candidates were less successful in the 2012 election, winning four of 16 Senate races contested, and losing approximately 20% of the seats in the House that had been gained in 2010.

  3. List of politicians affiliated with the Tea Party movement

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    The following American politicians were affiliated with the Tea Party movement, which was generally considered to be conservative, libertarian-leaning, [1] and populist. [2] [3] [4] The Tea Party movement advocated for reducing the U.S. national debt and federal budget deficit by reducing federal government spending and taxes.

  4. List of political parties in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of political parties in the United States, both past and present. The list does not include independents. Not all states allow the public to access voter registration data. Therefore, voter registration data should not be taken as the correct value and should be viewed as an underestimate.

  5. Tea Party Caucus - Wikipedia

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    The Tea Party Caucus (TPC) was a congressional caucus of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives, consisting of its most conservative members. [11] [12] It was founded in July 2010 by Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann in coordination with the Tea Party movement the year following the movement's 2009 creation.

  6. Electoral history of the Tea Party movement - Wikipedia

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    The Tea Party movement, founded in 2009, is an American political movement that advocates strict adherence to the United States Constitution, [1] reducing U.S. government spending and taxes, [2] [3] and reduction of the U.S. national debt and federal budget deficit.

  7. Social conservatism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Tea Party Patriots is officially neutral on social conservatism. [75] While social conservatism tends to emphasize community, faith and family as core values, the Tea Party Patriots identifies its core values as "Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government, Free Markets". [76] Some branches are opposed to social conservatism ...

  8. Libertarianism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    [154] [155] [156] During the 2016 presidential election, many Tea Party members eventually abandoned more libertarian-leaning views in favor of Donald Trump and his right-wing populism. [157] Additionally, the Tea Party was considered to be a key force in Republicans reclaiming control of the House of Representatives in 2010. [158]

  9. Freedom Caucus - Wikipedia

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    The group faced backlash from the Republican Party establishment during the 2016 election cycle. [48] One of its members, Representative Tim Huelskamp , a Tea Party Republican representing Kansas's first district, was defeated during a primary election on August 2, 2016, by Roger Marshall .