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PatrynXX

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15. unless you know one though

Reply to rfranklin (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 04:48 PM

Sep 2012

they still contend they are a major party and Republicans are dead. Their aim is to kill off the brand Republican. They are rather close to doing so. Just imagine the extremely low approval ratings for Congress yet Republicans think they can still hold onto the house. makes no sense to me.

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Poll: Tea Party Less Popular Than Muslims, Atheists, 21 Other Groups [View all] meow2u3 Sep 2012 OP

They are a phoney political gimmick that was used to rebrand the Republican Party... rfranklin Sep 2012 #1

unless you know one though PatrynXX Sep 2012 #15

It's so comical how they think otherwise Populist_Prole Sep 2012 #16

It was a corporate astroturf group before the yahoos ever heard of it... rfranklin Sep 2012 #17

If you put Jed Clampet on the ballot would they vote for him? socialindependocrat Sep 2012 #2

They'd hold out for Jethro. hifiguy Sep 2012 #5

Jed Clampet was a decent man, so no, they wouldn't vote for him. MNBrewer Sep 2012 #9

They'd rather vote for Mr. Dreysdale, but only if he puts on a fake "hey y'all" accent and eats Erose999 Sep 2012 #14

Epic Fail... WCGreen Sep 2012 #3

Actually more like the #1 draft pick who was hyped on steroids, then flopped. Think Tony Mandarich. Scuba Sep 2012 #4

They'd be even less popular if the followers had more insight... Blanks Sep 2012 #6

The Teabaggers think that doubling down is needed because "America is overwhelmingly conservative": Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #7

And they wonder why that might be, so they blame corrupt pollsters & media, but never themselves: Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #8

Hey, TEA PARTY fanatics .. the rich are laughing at you .. (I post this on news comments sites) progree Sep 2012 #10

The Laughing stock of the World!!!!!!!!! rbrnmw Sep 2012 #11

Hilarious SoapBox Sep 2012 #12

Kick the teabaggers out of Congress and Senate! DippyDem Sep 2012 #13

Can we get something more current? Your source is from 2011. n/t eridani Sep 2012 #18