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Puzzledtraveller

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15. There are....

Reply to AlinPA (Reply #10)

Wed Jul 23, 2014, 09:20 PM

Jul 2014

I know a few. My ex girlfriend was active in a tea party group in Lexington Ky and she has a masters degree psychology. One of my best friends from HS days is a OB/GYN and was active in a group in Ohio, he's a researcher in Columbus and one of my clients who recently graduated was wearing a Ron Paul shirt when I first met her. Not that it matters but she is also African American and she would not stop going on about how Ron and Rand are good, Obama is bad. Want to know something funny about that exchange? She was applying for food stamps. I'm a caseworker.

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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

Good analysis. They're not impoverished yahoos as portrayed. But they are clueless. And this is why. freshwest Jul 2014 #2

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

Doesn't really matter, this is a generational event and not the tea party. Rex Jul 2014 #7

None of the teabaggers I know or have encountered are college educated. Most of them AlinPA Jul 2014 #8

And they don't meet up with the educated teabaggers because the educated live applegrove Jul 2014 #9

That's clear, but I have trouble with believing that there are "college educated teabaggers" AlinPA Jul 2014 #10

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

live in the second richest county in wisconsin and it is tea bag heaven dembotoz Jul 2014 #17