Kevin_Kennedy
Defend Liberty
- Aug 27, 2008
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The majority of this article is in reference to the death of the Tea Party, but that's mundane, so let's look at the far more interesting conclusion of the piece.
Is the Tea Party over? Radical social conservatism may have brought it to an end – Telegraph Blogs
The obvious answer is yes. Generally, the youth shun the Republican Party, but Ron Paul was able to appeal to this demographic strongly. As the Republican Party becomes older it needs to start trying to appeal to younger voters, and the only way to do that is to adopt the Ron Paul platform.
Its interesting to note that House candidates supported by Ron Paul who peddles a less culturally toxic brand of libertarianism did rather well. Is Paulism the future?
Is the Tea Party over? Radical social conservatism may have brought it to an end – Telegraph Blogs
The obvious answer is yes. Generally, the youth shun the Republican Party, but Ron Paul was able to appeal to this demographic strongly. As the Republican Party becomes older it needs to start trying to appeal to younger voters, and the only way to do that is to adopt the Ron Paul platform.