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Tea Party and National Politics Don't Mix
by bslev 11/7/2012 - 4:52 pm
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http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/11/tea-partys-national-ambitions-are-finished/58790/
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They lost the culture wars long time ago, that part of the Tea Party was a last gasp.
I don't think that means the left wins the argument about big Federal government, though.
If they had been smart, the Tea Party would not have been a coalition with culture warriors, but more strictly libertarian.
No, I agree. There is no straight line between a rejection of the Tea Party and an adoption of any kind of progressive agenda. But it's at least somewhat encouraging that Americans have placed a limit on how much of the radical right stuff they will tolerate.
That the Tea Partiers' tent welcomed and even promoted so many culture-wars absurdities of the kind that might appall other kinds of conservatives makes it easy to make fun: Republicans Consider Welcoming People Who Believe in Math and Science.