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edhopper

(37,370 posts)
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 11:48 AM Jan 2025

We need our own Tea Party

some liberal billionaire needs to fund a "grass roots" movement that opposes Trump. Get the Media to think it is actually a legitimate organization.
Yeah, I know, the Media doesn't do Progressive voters, they only ask GOP voters what they think of Presidents, whether the President is Democratic or Republican.
But it's a nice dream.

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We need our own Tea Party (Original Post) edhopper Jan 2025 OP
I have been sort of saying the same thing gab13by13 Jan 2025 #1
Like a Medicare For All, $25 an Hour, 4 Day Workweek wing? leftstreet Jan 2025 #2
as I said edhopper Jan 2025 #4
I agree DeepWinter Jan 2025 #3
The Tea Party "was" the establishment GOP - it was started by Koch. It was never a grassroots group. Native Jan 2025 #6
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2025 #5

gab13by13

(32,335 posts)
1. I have been sort of saying the same thing
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 11:58 AM
Jan 2025

Congressional Democrats need to do town halls across the country. The people will come, the MSM will come, then organize it.

The courts aren't going to stop Musk/Trump - e.g. Musk was given a bogus title and he is going around breaking the law, getting people to resign, threatening people. Trump has issued dozens of illegal EO's, some outside groups have filed lawsuits, but when the deicisions from those lawsuits come down, Trump is going to ignore them and dare anyone to stop him.

It is going to take a ground swell of people to stop Musk/Trump

 

DeepWinter

(931 posts)
3. I agree
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 12:05 PM
Jan 2025

To the Tea Party's credit, they made the establishment GOP wake up and take notice of them. Understand their core voter again.

The establishment DNC could use a shot of that. Re-energize them.

Native

(7,359 posts)
6. The Tea Party "was" the establishment GOP - it was started by Koch. It was never a grassroots group.
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 12:45 PM
Jan 2025

Response to edhopper (Original post)

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