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Lynne
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Lynne asked in Politics & GovernmentElections · 8 years ago

Should the Tea Party BE their OWN party?

Instead of being a thorn in the side of rational republicans and preventing them from accomplishing anything in Congress? The Republican Party is fractured right now because there are two distinct factions within that party.

Yes? No? Why? If you don't mind, post your current self-definition (conservative Dem, liberal, traditional Republican, Tea Partier, whatever)

I think they should but it's not my party they're messing with. It IS my country they're messing with.

Update:

Forgot to identify myself .. lifelong democrat with a few conservative leanings (I have a gun, I support the death penalty IF DNA evidence is conclusive AND the crime was heinous). I agree we need to reign in entitlement spending but I think the system should be FIXED (address fraud) NOT dismantled.

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    Would they then gerrymander districts to be assured Republican vs. assured Tea party?

    The tea party shows the problem with gerrymandering. Once you've guaranteed your district, you then hand over power to the extremists, if they can control the party.

  • WhatsaMatterU
    8 years ago

    Tea Party has a goal and that is to take over the Republican Party!

  • Victor Meldrew
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Yes

  • mark
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    The Republican party has always been a group of disparate coalitions rather than a group with common goals. You have the gun nuts, religious nuts, neo libertarians, anarchists (tea party), off shore millionaires and the bigots.

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  • Warren T
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    No, the smarter thing would be to take control of the Republican party. Remember they don't have to be the biggest party in the country to have a major impact.

  • James E Lewis AKA choteau
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Ahh, but then how would they be able to so easily destroy the party of Lincoln?

  • darrin b
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    I think they believe they are their own party already.

  • rightstuff
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    as you are a deocrat you know nothing about conservatives so the answer is no

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