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Egnever

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13. The tea party was created to distance the republicans from bushes failed presidency.

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Fri Jan 1, 2016, 04:18 PM

Jan 2016

Obama wasn't even the nominee nor did he look like he would be when the Tea party was created. It was created to recapture the people that were leaving the republican party in droves after bushes term.

It gave ultra conservatives an excuse to keep voting republican while still being able to say they weren't like the republicans that ruined the country.

Since then it has certainly become a refuge for the more racist of the republicans but it not how it came to be.

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The Tea Party Exists Mainly Because Many Rural Whites Just Don�t Like a Black Guy Being in Charge [View all] ashling Jan 2016 OP

that and our lack of attention to rural issues made it easy dembotoz Jan 2016 #1

Good point. There are lots of parts of this country suffering that one never RKP5637 Jan 2016 #2

but why blame the black guy JI7 Jan 2016 #5

I thought it was started because of Sarah palin yeoman6987 Jan 2016 #14

Yup. I saw this at the bar last night. Initech Jan 2016 #3

So I guess they'll be disbanding in January 2017, then. (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2016 #4

Naw, they'll just start bitching about "TEH JOOZ" when bernie is sworn in. Scootaloo Jan 2016 #6

Exactly madokie Jan 2016 #9

Or "the wimmins' if HRC is sworn in meow2u3 Jan 2016 #15

The racist came out of the wood work as soon as it looked like he was going to win madokie Jan 2016 #7

Oh it's getting worse. Much worse. Initech Jan 2016 #10

and those are the sob's madokie Jan 2016 #11

Most Rural Areas have major social Wellstone ruled Jan 2016 #8

America is more cosmopolitan and diverse; never is that appreciated by ethno-nationalists. pampango Jan 2016 #12

The tea party was created to distance the republicans from bushes failed presidency. Egnever Jan 2016 #13