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branford

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7. They are not waning at all.

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 5, 2017, 02:36 AM

Jan 2017

The Tea Party types have simply been so successful that they're now subsumed and incorporated into the Republican Party structure.

They are no longer distinguishable "outsiders." However, they and those like them are Republicans and will continue to win elections in many states and districts.

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