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johnd83

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17. I think the elites have, but the tea party base certainly hasn't

Reply to Johonny (Reply #16)

Mon Jun 11, 2012, 09:19 AM

Jun 2012

The tea party base is made up of mostly lower-middle class (at least I think) that has been hurt the most by the changes and yet they support the exact forces that are depressing wages and unemployment.

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