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Buzz Clik

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14. Cruz is in office because of the Tea Party. He's not alone.

Reply to daleanime (Reply #13)

Tue Dec 8, 2015, 12:21 PM

Dec 2015

Boehner was tossed from his position due to the Tea Party and close allies.

The extreme right rhetoric and intolerance are a direct result of knowing the the Tea Party has tremendous impact at the grass roots level.

Writing them off as toothless kooks who are the puppets of some master controller foolish.

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What percentage of rank and file Republicans agree with Trump's noxious sentiment on Muslims? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 OP

Less than half. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #1

I don't want to comment and introduce pollster bias into my poll. DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2015 #2

I don't think anyone would worry about it. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #8

Why on earth would I have republican friends? Codeine Dec 2015 #3

You choose your friends based on political orientation? Holy crapoli! Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #6

Why would I want a bigot for a friend? Codeine Dec 2015 #15

Take a quick look at the definition of bigotry. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #17

I know many people who ued to be Republicans but are now independent. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #4

If they would have been more active in representing their views... Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #7

I don't think the Republican party would be any more open to the rank+file members.... daleanime Dec 2015 #11

The Tea Party demonstrated that is not true. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #12

They were useful..... daleanime Dec 2015 #13

Cruz is in office because of the Tea Party. He's not alone. Buzz Clik Dec 2015 #14

Did they leave to escape the teabaggers? JHB Dec 2015 #9

They left to escapre the Teabag takeover. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #10

Scary times Johnny2X2X Dec 2015 #5

Doesn't matter. WillowTree Dec 2015 #16