Tune into Maddow -she is talking of how quickly the Tea Party formed after Obama was

[riversedge]

sworn in.

[TreasonousBastard]

1. I remember that, but then was a confluence of very odd things...

including rabid racism that isn't directed at the White House this time.

And I also remember that while it lingered around for a while, the actual boots on the ground teabaggers couldn't be bothered to do the work, so a lot of it just slid away.

[riversedge]

3. But lots entered Congress 2 years later.

[TreasonousBastard]

5. Oh, yeah. Stopped Pelosi and Obama in theri tracks...and they are still ingering around--

that's one reason we have the Congress we have.

But, they are waning. There are cycles to everything, and there's is winding down.

[branford]

7. They are not waning at all.

The Tea Party types have simply been so successful that they're now subsumed and incorporated into the Republican Party structure.

They are no longer distinguishable "outsiders." However, they and those like them are Republicans and will continue to win elections in many states and districts.

[elleng]

2. To Stop Trump, Democrats Can Learn From the Tea Party.

'Today is the first day of the 115th United States Congress. In less than three weeks, this Congress will join with President-elect Donald J. Trump to claim a mandate they do not have for policies that most Americans do not support. Together, they will seek to enact a bigoted and anti-democratic agenda, threatening our values and endangering us all.

But Americans have the power to resist this dangerous turn. We know because we’ve seen it before.'>>>

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1016173767

[we can do it]

6. We can do it.

[Wounded Bear]

4. Indivisible, on Maddow now....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028432449