[mairdie]

I never heard that. Could you summarize what happened? I always assumed it didn’t develop enough support to win elections.

[TruthWillWin]

One good reminder: the Tea Party movement finally collapsed under the weight of such profiteers.

I never heard that. Could you summarize what happened? I always assumed it didn’t develop enough support to win elections.

Tea Party movement is alive and well. It now is called Q.

[9YearLurker]

Some of the most successful “Tea Party” organizations ended up being big money-makers for their organizers, rather than dedicated to the cause.

Here’s one article: https://www.thedailybeast.com/flushing-money-down-the-tea-party-toilet

To be fair, those who were hosting rallies, particularly with national figures like Palin in support of local candidates, were delivering value other than through straight grants to candidates. But the big players also ended up taking big salaries and doing a lot of self-dealing. They squeezed out the legit grassroots group and just didn’t bother to build anything sustaining.

Just look at what Sal Russo sucked out of it:

https://www.alternet.org/story/150902/5_professional_tea_partiers%3A_who%27s_sucking_the_most_money_from_the_movement