Is the Party Over? Tea Party’s Visibility, Unity Under Scrutiny
Activism Friday, December 9th, 2011
By Huma Khan, ABCNews.com
The Tea Party movement emerged on the U.S. political scene with much fanfare, but nearly three years after it began, its influence in the 2012 presidential election has yet to stand out.
The grassroots conservative movement was successful in pulling in hundreds of thousands of Americans into the nation’s capital and organizing rallies across the country to bring attention to the nation’s fiscal plight. It was also credited with helping propel to power many new, unusual candidates in the 2010 mid-term elections.
But the Tea Party has been less visible when it comes to the 2012 elections, with many questioning whether it wields the same kind of influence it once did. There have been no rallies in Washington, D.C., recently and the movement has been overshadowed by the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, the top two contenders for the GOP nomination, have both supported policies on health care reform and economic issues that go against the very core principles of the Tea Party movement.
There’s also little unity within the movement. Though some Tea Party leaders have endorsed Gingrich, saying that there’s no perfect candidate, one of the movement’s shining stars, Sen. Rand Paul, today warned that doing so could crumble the movement.
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We will control the House and Senate ! The presidential election will be wasted on another RINO !
pthor , Don’t Settle ! Jve
It is sad what has happened to the idea of a tea party movement since it all started in honor of Congressman Dr. Ron Paul. So anyone who disagrees with his premise that has never changed is obviously not for real. My question is not how this false “Tea Party” came about, but rather what has happened to all those who were for Dr. Paul four years ago? Where are those people hiding? If they were able to be persuaded to be led by false “gods”, then were they really “awake”, or maybe worth having them backing up the real Dr. Paul and his ideas to begin with since as we can see, if they have been able to be led astray, then they would obviously turn on him and our cause when a crucial moment of backing might be necessary?
Rhonda
December 10, 2011/Saturday