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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. [139] [140] 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.
The Tea Party Movement, founded in 2009, is an American political movement that advocates strict adherence to the United States Constitution, [1] reduced U.S. government spending and taxes, [2] [3] and reduction of the U.S. national debt and federal budget deficit.
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.
The Taxpayer March on Washington (also known as the 9/12 Tea Party) was a Tea Party protest march from Freedom Plaza to the United States Capitol held on September 12, 2009, in Washington, D.C. [1] [2] The event coincided with similar protests organized in various cities across the nation. [3]
Most Tea Party activities have since been focused on opposing efforts of the Obama administration, and on recruiting, nominating, and supporting candidates for state and national elections. [2] [3] The name "Tea Party" is a reference to the Boston Tea Party, whose principal aim was to protest taxation without representation.
I laughed at the Tea Party and their tri-corner hats. I did not take Trump’s 2016 campaign seriously. I never thought Roe v. Wade would be overturned. I never thought the U.S. Supreme Court ...
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The Tea Party's leadership will trot out statements like "Social Security is broke," (which it isn't, really) and "We have to cut payments because there's no other way to 'save' the program."