There never was anything racist about the TP or about the people who got Trump elected, it’s a total red herring. But the Tea Party never really amounted to anything other than in a few areas, attempts at creating an organization were stillborn and rife wtih the usual corruption and ego trips. Got all the organization we need right here, it’s called President Trump.
I was part of the Tea party. Still am.
Went to 3 major DC Tea party events with so many people I couldn’t get to the main speakers area. Millions came and the media was absent that day.Got to see Washington though.
“But the Tea Party never really amounted to anything...”
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The demographics of the TP indicate members (believers) are older mostly but with some in the 30-40 yr old group, Democrat as well as republican, of various religious back rounds.
The TP was responsible for the massive march on Washington DC in 2010 in which over 1 million showed up. The TP was responsible for bringing to the attention of enough people what was going on in Washington that the results were a total demolition of the De4m Party in that yrs midterms.
The TP is not nearly so much a physical organization as it is a belief and one shared by an overwhelming number of peole.