A Serious Question about the GOP and the Tea Party

[random3434]

I wonder if these two "parties" will split during the 2012 Election or unite.

If they each have a candidate to run, along with the democrats and the libertarians, what do you think will happen in the election?

Or do you think the two (GOP and Tea Party) will come together and run one person?

If they are divided, and each runs someone on their ticket, won't that divide the party base of the conservative movement?

 

[California Girl]

The TEA Party is not a political party - it is a political movement.

 

[random3434]

The TEA Party is not a political party - it is a political movement.

So they don't have candidates they want to run in 2012? They will unite with the GOP during the election to endorse whomever they choose?

This is confusing to me. I see a lot of 'attacking' already between the two 'movements' already (a lot of the threads here are based on that) so that's why I was wondering how it's going to work in 2012.

 

[Truthmatters]

The republican party will have to push the tp to the side if they want any main stream votes.

They will lose this base if they please the middle.

They will lose the middle if they please the TP.

They can not win with them or without them.

Unless of course they can cheat enough to win.

They have done it before and the history is in the court documents.

 

[Mr.Nick]

I wonder if these two "parties" will split during the 2012 Election or unite.

If they each have a candidate to run, along with the democrats and the libertarians, what do you think will happen in the election?

Or do you think the two (GOP and Tea Party) will come together and run one person?

If they are divided, and each runs someone on their ticket, won't that divide the party base of the conservative movement?

The libertarians are the tea party....

The tea party has never and does not support neo-con philosophy...

 

[Oddball]

The Tea Party faction would be a sort of analogue to the CBC in the Democrat Party...With the exception that there's almost no possibility that the CBC would spin off should the party not bow down and cater to them.

 

[LadyGunSlinger]

I am hoping the Conservative movement which represents all of our voices as The Tea Party, will encourage people to run in every district, state, on the National level and that people are finally awakened to the truth that the power elite in our government no longer represent what is best for our nation despite what () Letter resides after their name. I will NOT vote for any establishment candidate who voted yes on the fiasco they call a budget deal.

 

[Full-Auto]

The republican party will have to push the tp to the side if they want any main stream votes.

They will lose this base if they please the middle.

They will lose the middle if they please the TP.

They can not win with them or without them.

Unless of course they can cheat enough to win.

They have done it before and the history is in the court documents.

Doubtful, If anything they will gain in popularity as people realize government interference in the market place is what caused our down turn.

 

[Oddball]

The republican party will have to push the tp to the side if they want any main stream votes.

They will lose this base if they please the middle.

They will lose the middle if they please the TP.

They can not win with them or without them.

Unless of course they can cheat enough to win.

They have done it before and the history is in the court documents.

The question is a serious one, which excludes any input from the likes of you.

Now, STFU and go take your Paxil.

 

[Oddball]

The TEA Party is not a political party - it is a political movement.

So they don't have candidates they want to run in 2012? They will unite with the GOP during the election to endorse whomever they choose?

This is confusing to me. I see a lot of 'attacking' already between the two 'movements' already (a lot of the threads here are based on that) so that's why I was wondering how it's going to work in 2012.

Possibly like it worked in 1995, when the Bill Paxon & Dick Armey faction of the "Republican Revolutionaries" tried to overthrow Gingrich and the ruling class inside-the-beltway crowd.

 

[Greenbeard]

I wonder if these two "parties" will split during the 2012 Election or unite.

The Tea Party isn't a distinct party, it's the conservative base of the Republican party making an attempt at rebranding to distance itself from its apathy and acquiescence during the Bush era.

As such, the Tea Party Express lady's position will prevail (though other groups seemed miffed that she let the cat out of the bag so early):

The Tea Party will support whoever wins the GOP presidential nomination - - even if that person is former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the chairwoman of the Tea Party Express told Fox News.

"Whoever the Republican nominee is will have to have the support of the Tea Party movement, the entire Tea Party movement," Chairwoman Amy Kremer said.

 

[random3434]

I wonder if these two "parties" will split during the 2012 Election or unite.

The Tea Party isn't a distinct party, it's the conservative base of the Republican party making an attempt at rebranding to distance itself from its apathy and acquiescence during the Bush era.

As such, the Tea Party Express lady's position will prevail (though other groups seemed miffed that she let the cat out of the bag so early):

The Tea Party will support whoever wins the GOP presidential nomination - - even if that person is former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the chairwoman of the Tea Party Express told Fox News.

"Whoever the Republican nominee is will have to have the support of the Tea Party movement, the entire Tea Party movement," Chairwoman Amy Kremer said.

Thank you!

That's what I'm trying to get an answer to. I guess I didn't word it correctly.

It makes more sense now!

 

[Full-Auto]

The TEA Party is not a political party - it is a political movement.

this bullshit went out the window with the recent debt debate.
Get some new bullshit.

Post the proof, Ballots etc.

We wont hold are breath

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

The republican party will have to push the tp to the side if they want any main stream votes.

They will lose this base if they please the middle.

They will lose the middle if they please the TP.

They can not win with them or without them.

Unless of course they can cheat enough to win.

They have done it before and the history is in the court documents.

This is a sentence.

This too is a sentence.

This one makes no sense.

They are bad.

They are evil.

And this last one makes no fucking sense.

End of sentences.

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

The TEA Party is not a political party - it is a political movement.

this bullshit went out the window with the recent debt debate.
Get some new bullshit.

Post the proof, Ballots etc.

We wont hold are breath

Plasticballs is obviously a fucking retard... don't waste your time.

 

[BDBoop]

I wonder if these two "parties" will split during the 2012 Election or unite.

If they each have a candidate to run, along with the democrats and the libertarians, what do you think will happen in the election?

Or do you think the two (GOP and Tea Party) will come together and run one person?

If they are divided, and each runs someone on their ticket, won't that divide the party base of the conservative movement?

In full seriousness and honesty, it will depend on what Grover Norquist and the Koch brothers advise.

 

[kaz]

I wonder if these two "parties" will split during the 2012 Election or unite.

If they each have a candidate to run, along with the democrats and the libertarians, what do you think will happen in the election?

Or do you think the two (GOP and Tea Party) will come together and run one person?

If they are divided, and each runs someone on their ticket, won't that divide the party base of the conservative movement?

The tea party are people who prioritize fiscal issues over social conservatism and military endeavors. I fit that. However, I don't believe in being a "member" of a political organization because I think what I think not what I'm told to think. So I call myself a "supporter" of the tea party.

The answer to your question though is that the tea party isn't Republican, it's an attempted take over of the Republican party. Think of our choices:

Republican - claim to be fiscal conservatives but only put lip service to it while putting social conservatism and military conquests first.

Democrats - socialists who don't really oppose social conservatism other then abortion and go hand in hand with Republican militarism while criticizing Republicans.

Wow, horrible choices. But in this country there are two parties and it's most effective to take one over. That obviously would be the Republican party since they at least pay lip service to fiscal conservatism and Democrats are socialists. It's why Republican leadership try to defeat tea partiers and tea partiers don't care when Republicans who aren't tea partiers lose.

So currently nothing will change. But the thing that could change would be if Democrats who are more fiscally conservative but scared by Republican social conservatism start to identify with the tea party. For that to happen, a "Reagan" is going to have to emerge. There are some candidates for that like Rubio, but no one clearly on that path yet.

 

[Seawytch]

I wonder if these two "parties" will split during the 2012 Election or unite.

If they each have a candidate to run, along with the democrats and the libertarians, what do you think will happen in the election?

Or do you think the two (GOP and Tea Party) will come together and run one person?

If they are divided, and each runs someone on their ticket, won't that divide the party base of the conservative movement?

The libertarians are the tea party....

The tea party has never and does not support neo-con philosophy...

Really? There are something like 80 reps that make up the "Tea Party Caucus". Which one ran as a Libertarian?

 

[Truthmatters]

The tea party got away from its creators and is now going to bite them

 

[Full-Auto]

I wonder if these two "parties" will split during the 2012 Election or unite.

If they each have a candidate to run, along with the democrats and the libertarians, what do you think will happen in the election?

Or do you think the two (GOP and Tea Party) will come together and run one person?

If they are divided, and each runs someone on their ticket, won't that divide the party base of the conservative movement?

The libertarians are the tea party....

The tea party has never and does not support neo-con philosophy...

Really? There are something like 80 reps that make up the "Tea Party Caucus". Which one ran as a Libertarian?

They didnt for much the same reasons the communists and socialists run under the dem tickets.