The Tea Party movement clearly played a role in rejuvenating the Republican Party in 2010, helping the GOP take control of the House and make gains in the Senate. Tea Party supporters made up 41% of the electorate on Nov. 2, and 86% of them voted for Republican House candidates, according to exit polls. But the precise nature of the Tea Party has been less clear. Is it solely a movement to reduce the size of government and cut taxes, as its name – some people refer to it as the Taxed Enough Already party – implies? Or do its supporters share a broader set of conservative positions on social as well as economic issues? Does the movement draw support across the religious spectrum? Or has the religious right ‘taken over
Sunday, August 7th, 2011
The Tea Party and Religion
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Source: Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
Publication Date: 23-Feb-11
Link: The Tea Party and Religion
Source: Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
Publication Date: 23-Feb-11
Link: The Tea Party and Religion
Stephan: In my view responsibility for the downgrading of American creditworthiness should be placed at the feet of three groups, largely overlapping: 1) The Republican Party which was pushed way to the Right by the Tea Party; 2) The Tea Party; 3) Evangelical White Protestants. Here is the Pew Research organization's assessment of the Tea Party making this point.
