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Old 04-29-2015, 12:50 AM
 
Location: Texas
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There has been only 1 presidential election since the founding of the Tea Party in 2009,that being in 2012.


And they didn't get a supporter on the ballot that year.
The Tea Party was founded in late 2007 by Ron Paul.

 
Old 04-29-2015, 04:03 AM
 
Location: Pittsburgh
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The Tea Party was founded in late 2007 by Ron Paul.
That's what Dr. Paul says, but it really doesn't change the validity of what I was pointing out at all.

The GOP snubbed conservatives as well as Dr. Paul in 2008 as well, and didn't pick a Tea Party favorite at all.
 
Old 04-29-2015, 09:52 AM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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That's what Dr. Paul says, but it really doesn't change the validity of what I was pointing out at all.

The GOP snubbed conservatives as well as Dr. Paul in 2008 as well, and didn't pick a Tea Party favorite at all.
I don't see the general group of conservative voters ever picking a Tea Party candidate in the GOP Primary....heck, I don't even see anyone trying to identify themselves as a Tea Party candidate.
 
Old 04-29-2015, 10:29 AM
 
Location: Texas
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Lightbulb Excited for a Republican president in 2016

Disappointment to follow...

Carry on.

 
Old 04-29-2015, 12:33 PM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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Maybe a physical conservative is one who stays in bed to conserve energy. Not sure.
.


That has already been defined long ago, as a Democrat.
 
Old 04-29-2015, 12:35 PM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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Ron Pauls Tea Party is about as conservative as it gets.
I see a lot of Progressives still confused & clueless trying to identify the Tea Party.
 
Old 04-29-2015, 04:14 PM
 
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The economy went south because of the bipartisan congress which bypassed the free market in Housing. How hard is it to understand when standards are lowered efficiency suffers? That's econ 101. Anyone who thinks it is because of deregulation has no business posting about economics. Even President Clinton got that correct.

Invading Iraq, which was against what no nation Bush preached to get elected was bi partisan too. Bush does get the blame for going in though. The president controls troop movements. Bush lied.
I know cowards on both sides of the aisle made it too easy to get a house and voted for the war but you shouldn't be carrying water for Bush, pretending deregulation had nothing to do with the economy crashing. You really believe millions lost their 401Ks because of Clinton and his role in the housing crisis? Conservatives will never learn that giving Wall Street carte blanche will spiral our economy down the drain because you can't give bad greedy people unlimited power over our economy, it lets the con artists get themselves rich scamming everyone else.
 
Old 05-01-2015, 12:04 PM
 
Location: Tampa (by way of Omaha)
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Not seeing any real way the GOP can overcome the Blue Wall.
 
Old 05-01-2015, 01:34 PM
 
Location: Bella Vista, Ark
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Not seeing any real way the GOP can overcome the Blue Wall.
The blue wall is simply a figment of some people imagination. This could have been said many years ago about the Dems chances. Look at the south: my state particularly. Even our state government is notw controlled by the right. . There was a time and not all too many years ago that CA was primarity Red if you want to use the color code. How many people would have guessed Mass, and MD would elect a Republican governor in the last election?
 
Old 05-01-2015, 01:48 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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The blue wall is simply a figment of some people imagination. This could have been said many years ago about the Dems chances. Look at the south: my state particularly. Even our state government is notw controlled by the right. . There was a time and not all too many years ago that CA was primarity Red if you want to use the color code. How many people would have guessed Mass, and MD would elect a Republican governor in the last election?
You keep telling yourself that, when was the last time Maryland went for the GOP? Unless the GOP is planning on putting up a liberal Republican, don't count on Maryland or Massachusetts voting for them.
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