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Inside the GOP: Report on focus groups with Evangelical, Tea Party, and moderate Republicans | Republican Party Project
Note you will see these terms being thrown around here by the very people this Article talks about. They will attack the source for the name "democracy" all the while using these terms anyways.
This is interesting. the tea party is very limited government while the Evans need government to stop things they don't socially agree with. Oil and water.
this creates a lot of fighting.Also watch for people not understand this is a break down and not an insult to being in the GOP. When you live your life full of fear, you tend to lash out at everything.
We know that Evangelicals are the largest bloc in the base, with the Tea Party very strong as well. For them, President Obama is a “liar” and “manipulator” who has fooled the country. It is hard to miss the deep disdain—they say the president is a socialist, the “worst president in history,” and “anti-American.”
Note you will see these terms being thrown around here by the very people this Article talks about. They will attack the source for the name "democracy" all the while using these terms anyways.
Evangelicals who feel most threatened by trends embrace the Tea Party because they are the ones who are fighting back. They are very in tune politically, but the Tea Party base is very libertarian and not very interested in fighting gay marriage.
This is interesting. the tea party is very limited government while the Evans need government to stop things they don't socially agree with. Oil and water.
Evangelicals. Social issues are central for Evangelicals and they feel a deep sense of cultural and political loss. They believe their towns, communities, and schools are suffering from a deep “culture rot” that has invaded from the outside. The central focus here is homosexuality, but also the decline of homogenous small towns. They like the Tea Party because they stand up to the Democrats.
· Tea Party. Big government, Obama, the loss of liberty, and decline of responsibility are central to the Tea Party worldview. Obama’s America is an unmitigated evil based on big government, regulations, and dependency. They are not focused on social issues at all. They like the Tea Party because it is getting “back to basics” and believe it has the potential to reshape the GOP.
· Moderates. Moderates are deeply concerned with the direction of the country and believe Obama has taken it down the wrong path economically. They are centrally focused on market-based economics, small government, and eliminating waste and inefficiency. They are largely open to progressive social policies, including on gay marriage and immigration. They disdain the Tea Party and have a hard time taking Fox News seriously.
this creates a lot of fighting.Also watch for people not understand this is a break down and not an insult to being in the GOP. When you live your life full of fear, you tend to lash out at everything.
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