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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTune into Maddow -she is talking of how quickly the Tea Party formed after Obama was
sworn in.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)including rabid racism that isn't directed at the White House this time.
And I also remember that while it lingered around for a while, the actual boots on the ground teabaggers couldn't be bothered to do the work, so a lot of it just slid away.
riversedge
(70,299 posts)TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)that's one reason we have the Congress we have.
But, they are waning. There are cycles to everything, and there's is winding down.
branford
(4,462 posts)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.
elleng
(131,107 posts)'Today is the first day of the 115th United States Congress. In less than three weeks, this Congress will join with President-elect Donald J. Trump to claim a mandate they do not have for policies that most Americans do not support. Together, they will seek to enact a bigoted and anti-democratic agenda, threatening our values and endangering us all.
But Americans have the power to resist this dangerous turn. We know because weve seen it before.'>>>
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