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The Tea Party Movement Is Dead
Posted on 5/13/24 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 5/13/24 at 12:49 pm
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Yesterday’s announcement of the abrupt closure and dissolution of FreedomWorks by its board of directors is the closest thing we will get to a formal date of death for the Tea Party movement, which in truth has been dead since Donald Trump descended the escalator at Trump Tower in June 2015. Trump did for the Republican establishment what it couldn’t do on its own in killing the Tea Party and its demands for small, constitutional government.
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Luke Mullins of Politico talked to people involved with FreedomWorks, including the group’s president, Adam Brandon, who were blunt that “the decision to shut down was driven by the ideological upheaval of the Trump era”:
After Trump took control of the conservative movement, Brandon said, a “huge gap” opened up between the libertarian principles of FreedomWorks leadership and the MAGA-style populism of its members. FreedomWorks leaders, for example, still believed in free trade, small government and a robust merit-based immigration system. Increasingly, however, those positions clashed with a Trump-aligned membership who called for tariffs on imported goods and a wall to keep immigrants out but were willing, in Brandon’s view, to remain silent as Trump’s administration added $8 trillion to the national debt…
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Posted on 5/13/24 at 12:50 pm to Lou Pai
To reference one William Strannix, a movement is a movement because it will only pick up and go so far. A revolution will come back around and hit you in the face.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 12:55 pm to Lou Pai
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however, those positions clashed with a Trump-aligned membership who called for tariffs on imported goods and a wall to keep immigrants out but were willing, in Brandon’s view, to remain silent as Trump’s administration added $8 trillion to the national debt…
Both sides racing to send us over the fiscal cliff
Posted on 5/13/24 at 12:59 pm to Lou Pai
Their message resonated, and they gained 65 seats in the 2010 midterms.
They then gathered, and within three weeks they agreed to abandon that message. You need to ask yourself why, because that why is the same why when you are trying to understand why Johnson abandoned the message that got him elected Speaker.
They then gathered, and within three weeks they agreed to abandon that message. You need to ask yourself why, because that why is the same why when you are trying to understand why Johnson abandoned the message that got him elected Speaker.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:00 pm to Lou Pai
:Like you ever supported the tea party. 
Trump has project 25 and schedule F to gut bloated govt agencies.. many intellectually honest writers have said Trump took over what the tea party failed at.
The tea party was audited by the IRS at the dems, Eric Hoilder, the DOJ NSD's and McCain's hands.
Ya'll have hit rock bottom. Time to pick out a nice rehab with a rubberroom and arts and crafts room with meatball on the telly.
Trump has project 25 and schedule F to gut bloated govt agencies.. many intellectually honest writers have said Trump took over what the tea party failed at.
The tea party was audited by the IRS at the dems, Eric Hoilder, the DOJ NSD's and McCain's hands.
Ya'll have hit rock bottom. Time to pick out a nice rehab with a rubberroom and arts and crafts room with meatball on the telly.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:01 pm to jlnoles79
There is a truth in this article that is only indirectly mentioned
The "base" of the Tea Party was completely full of shite and really just acting out at the end of the day. So many of them became MAGA which has nothing to do with fiscal restraint.
The "base" of the Tea Party was completely full of shite and really just acting out at the end of the day. So many of them became MAGA which has nothing to do with fiscal restraint.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:04 pm to Lou Pai
The GOPe smothered it long before Trump showed up.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:05 pm to Lou Pai
It all went downhill when the Evangelicals hijacked it, and turned it into more culture than economics.
The same thing is happening to MAGA, with some of the more Evangelical types even stating "MAGA is bigger than Trump".
This is also just another in the line of bandwagon political ideology for the non-Left, chasing whatever trends become popular for a population without a personal set of political ideals.
The same thing is happening to MAGA, with some of the more Evangelical types even stating "MAGA is bigger than Trump".
This is also just another in the line of bandwagon political ideology for the non-Left, chasing whatever trends become popular for a population without a personal set of political ideals.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:07 pm to cajunangelle
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Trump has project 25 and schedule F
When did he do these during his 4 years as President?
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to gut bloated govt agencies
Won't do much for spending.
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many intellectually honest writers have said Trump took over what the tea party failed at.
Trump added $5-8T to our debtload by printing money. Even prior to Covid, our deficits were trending in the same direction. He didn't do jack shite for cutting spending in any meaningful way.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:07 pm to cajunangelle
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Trump has project 25 and schedule F to gut bloated govt agencies..
Lol
Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:08 pm to Lou Pai
Can't wait until we can say the same thing about the trans mental patients who keep trying to frick little kids.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:08 pm to cajunangelle
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many intellectually honest writers have said Trump took over what the tea party failed at.
Trump signs $2.3T relief, spending package
Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:10 pm to Lou Pai
That’s what the party faithful shift from principled Conservatism to Statist populism has done. Conservatives can blame themselves though, for not giving their voters what they promised they’d deliver.
RIP small and responsible government proponents.
RIP small and responsible government proponents.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:13 pm to SlowFlowPro
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some of the more Evangelical types even stating "MAGA is bigger than Trump".
MAGA is way bigger than Trump.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:14 pm to Lou Pai
Tea Party was dead long before Trump came down the escalator in the summer of 2015.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:15 pm to Lsupimp
Interesting thing mentioned in the article - Tea Party was at its peak in about 2012... we ended up with a reboot version of Newt (who was really just grifting) and Santorum as the alternatives to Romney 
once Cain faded into obscurity
Would have been a good opportunity for a conservative to grab the torch. Maybe that would have been a much better setup for Scott Walker than 4 years later.
once Cain faded into obscurity Would have been a good opportunity for a conservative to grab the torch. Maybe that would have been a much better setup for Scott Walker than 4 years later.
This post was edited on 5/13/24 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:17 pm to moneyg
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MAGA is way bigger than Trump.
MAGA is Trump.
When he's gone the grifters will try propping up Jr or Lara
Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:18 pm to SlowFlowPro
“ The evangelicals “ lol. I see you out front in your trendy clown car, SFP. Bad analysis. Bad analysis errywhere.
Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:18 pm to pevetohead
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Tea Party was dead long before Trump came down the escalator in the summer of 2015.
There are still more Tea Party Senators than MAGA Senators (1)
Posted on 5/13/24 at 1:19 pm to Lsupimp
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“ The evangelicals “ lol. I
Michell Bachmann was the face of the Evangelical shift.
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