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Tea party on life support after brutal primary beatdown
The Washington Times ^ | May 21,2014 | S.A. Miller

Posted on 05/21/2014 7:07:06 AM PDT by Biggirl

Support for the tea party has dropped to an all-time low, said a new CBS News poll released Wednesday. Just 15 percent of Americans told the pollsters that they are supporters of the tea party movement today, which is less than half the level of support at its peak of 31 percent in November 2010 shortly after the midterm election when the movement fueled a landslide Republican win to take majority control of the House.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: gop; kentucky; ky; lundergangrimes; mattbevin; mcconnell; mitchmcconnell
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To: impimp

I do not know, that I agree with your claim.

Just saying.

American companies need to consider then are American.

First.


41 posted on 05/21/2014 7:56:39 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html#2013)
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To: Jim Noble

If there is another tea party in these parts, I’ll attend, I’m always up for another convulsion.


42 posted on 05/21/2014 7:56:54 AM PDT by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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To: patriotspride
McConnell didn't win it. Bevin lost it. There was the pro-Obamacare statement his company signed, there was showing up at the cock-fighing event, there was that he doesn't have a voting record (and we've been burned before), there's that he came from out of state not too long ago.

He didn't need more money than McConnell, he needed enough money and publicity to be a serious candidate. After that, it was up to hime to have the instincts and vision in fast-moving events. From a distance, I didn't see that, and I didn't hear any passionate disgust about the invasion of the US or that EVerify is not the law of the land.

43 posted on 05/21/2014 7:57:51 AM PDT by grania
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To: JRandomFreeper
By that logic, the GOP-E

I like that acronym.
GOP - Republican
GOPE - Republican establishment.

44 posted on 05/21/2014 7:58:31 AM PDT by aimhigh (1 John 3:23)
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To: Biggirl

all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed


45 posted on 05/21/2014 8:06:12 AM PDT by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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To: Theophilus

But like it or not, there comes a breaking point and my predictions may not be far off from the truth.


46 posted on 05/21/2014 8:10:14 AM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: Theophilus
You can’t put a convulsion on life support.

The elections of 2014 could be the first cycle where Tea Party conservatives "Go Galt". It may not be that noticeable, as turnout will be low, but the GOPe will be killed in 2016 without the energy and votes of conservatives like you and me.

I've already heard how McConnell's back-tracking on his "kill the Tea party" comment, courtesy of Ann Coulter last night...she's been dead to me since her infatuation with Chris Christie.

47 posted on 05/21/2014 8:11:26 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (For every Ted Cruz we send to DC, I can endure 2-3 "unviable" candidates that beat incumbents.)
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To: grania

At some point the movement needs to have a core of leadership. What we now call the “Tea Party” is a vague concept. There needs to be a real movement where candidates are vetted.

We should look to the UKIP in Britain for the blueprint of how to go about it. To try to hatch the movement within the GOP is just spinning the wheels without getting anywhere.

There simply must be a formal movement to transform politics as usual in this country. And it cannot be from within the GOP.


48 posted on 05/21/2014 8:13:56 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator
It cannot be done within the GOP

I agree. Neither party can unravel the banker/elitist/globalist mess that's destroying all nations. In the US, both political parties are being kept occupied with social issues.

A smart candidate could build across-the-polical-spectrum for EVerify and US jobs for US citizens. Add to that an end to globalist over-reach, pointing out the countries that have been destoyed from the George 1 administration until now, the out-of-whack pro-elitist banking scheme, returning to state's rights, and there's a majority to be had.

Rand Paul, in spite of some very weird thoughts, might be positioned to do that.

49 posted on 05/21/2014 8:22:28 AM PDT by grania
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To: Gaffer

In November, conservatives need to vote for the democrat candidate in McConnells race. Same for Boehner. Its worth the sacrifice of 2 seats and would create an atmosphere of shock and awe.


50 posted on 05/21/2014 8:24:23 AM PDT by bigtoona
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To: Biggirl

Well at least the Progs have something to be cheerful about. :-)


51 posted on 05/21/2014 8:28:36 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: Biggirl

The author of this piece has no clue as to what the TEA Party (movement) actually is.


52 posted on 05/21/2014 8:30:09 AM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: dfwgator

Look for the TP movement in time to become a political party.


53 posted on 05/21/2014 8:30:21 AM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: PhiloBedo

If McConnell loses, so what?


54 posted on 05/21/2014 8:30:41 AM PDT by stanne
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To: Jim Noble

Yep, signs and protests aint gonna get it done, I am afraid to say.


55 posted on 05/21/2014 8:36:48 AM PDT by riri (Plannedopolis-look it up. It's how the elites plan for US to live.)
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To: bigtoona

No, vote for a third party candidate, don’t give it to the democrat.


56 posted on 05/21/2014 8:43:45 AM PDT by erkelly
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To: Biggirl

Okay. Put whatever name on it you want, come November it’ll be an anti-Obama surge that hits DC. THAT’LL be a good thing.


57 posted on 05/21/2014 8:47:55 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Biggirl
From the latest census, percentage of Americans who are:

Black: 13.1%

Hispanic: 16.9%

So I guess the tea party is still a force to be reckoned with, given how much the politicians are yearning to suck up to other demographics....

source: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html

58 posted on 05/21/2014 8:55:37 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

We need a minimum of 1 million jobs created every year just to keep up with LEGALimmigration.
And 700,000 people come here each year as “visitors.”


59 posted on 05/21/2014 9:18:36 AM PDT by subterfuge (Hey NSA snoop, get a real job you idiot!)
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To: Night Hides Not

I hear you and the GOPe is like the first mate on the Titanic, only marginally less responsible then the Rats. What’s the point of changing captain when we’ve already hit the iceberg?


60 posted on 05/21/2014 9:25:39 AM PDT by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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