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1. tea party has college educated supporters?

Wed Jul 23, 2014, 08:43 PM

Jul 2014

All the tea party supporters I know are high school dropouts and over age 60. (All my favorite relatives of course )

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"Researchers Think They Know Why College-Educated People Support The Tea Party" [View all] applegrove Jul 2014 OP

tea party has college educated supporters? abelenkpe Jul 2014 #1

I have had the same experience. Curmudgeoness Jul 2014 #4

Me either abelenkpe Jul 2014 #14

It is a coalition of emotionally or financially impoverished. applegrove Jul 2014 #3

What did they study? And above all, how were their grades? Louisiana1976 Jul 2014 #5

IOW, he's referring to suburbs and gated communities.... HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #6

LOL! applegrove Jul 2014 #12

Agree. Haven't seen any either anywhere. kiranon Jul 2014 #13

There are.... Puzzledtraveller Jul 2014 #15

!! AlinPA Jul 2014 #16

Difficult to empathize with people you never interact with. nt abelenkpe Jul 2014 #11