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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.
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.
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 neocons had little influence in the Obama White House, [72] [73] and neo-conservatives have lost much influence in the Republican party since the rise of the Tea Party Movement.
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 ...
[162] In 2010, David Barstow wrote in The New York Times: "The Tea Party movement has become a platform for conservative populist discontent." [163] Some political figures closely associated with the Tea Party, such as U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and former U.S. Representative Ron Paul, have been described as appealing to right-wing populism.
It turns out many who rode the wave of principled libertarianism were neither.
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 ...