The Tea Parties were great. They got a lot of attention, mostly negative by the MSM.
Does anyone think that the effort got the attention of any congress creeps or spinators that are not already aligned? Or do you think that they see us as a relevant minority who can’t get them elected again nor thrown out?
The effort may concern the ZERO camp but I don’t think they are really scared very badly and certainly not enlightened to change the path in any material way to our liking.
Does anyone think that the effort got the attention of any congress creeps or spinators that are not already aligned? Or do you think that they see us as a relevant minority who can’t get them elected again nor thrown out?I think they see us now but expect the excitement to dissipate before the elections. We have their attention and they will continue to watch us. If we continue to grow and sustain a movement, they will use the media and planted radicals in an attempt to isolate and marginalize the movement as only being partisan radicals.The effort may concern the ZERO camp but I don’t think they are really scared very badly and certainly not enlightened to change the path in any material way to our liking.
The protests against uncontrolled spending must include minorities and non-Republican voters. The one I attended in Houston was over 75% middle-age white people. If we cannot break out of this demographic we are sunk.
This means education and recruitment of other groups to become aware of the impact continued uncontrolled spending will have on their families. It also means focusing on the common bond against uncontrolled spending and not getting sidetracked with other issues that may be important to us personally. Things like gay rights, abortion, gun control, and other strongly partisan issues.
We can each puruse these issues in separate venues but as part of the Tea Party movement we must lay them aside and focus on areas where we agree.
I also think part of attracting a broader range of voters needs to start with exposing the influence of lobbyist money in both parties. See this video and the other videos at this site for an example.