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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.
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 ...
This timeline of modern American conservatism lists important events, developments and occurrences that have affected conservatism in the United States. With the decline of the conservative wing of the Democratic Party after 1960, the movement is most closely associated with the Republican Party (GOP).
On Saturday evening in my native New York City, I attended a dinner party at which the topic of globalization dominated the cocktail period. The consensus among the couples in attendance was that ...
The Republican Party controlled 69 of 99 state legislative chambers in 2017, the most it had held in history. [156] The Party also held 33 governorships, [157] the most it had held since 1922. [158] The party had total control of government in 25 states, [159] [160] the most since 1952. [161]