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It's become little more than a label younger conservatives and Republicans can use simply because of decades of demonization by the media of the term, "Republican", that's all. Not unlike how the American Left for decades uses interchangably "liberal", "progressive", or "socialist" determined by the popular mood in whatever era they live. But underneath, it's all the same journalists and organizers promoting the label.
It's become little more than a label younger conservatives and Republicans can use simply because of decades of demonization by the media of the term, "Republican", that's all. Not unlike how the American Left for decades uses interchangably "liberal", "progressive", or "socialist" determined by the popular mood in whatever era they live. But underneath, it's all the same journalists and organizers promoting the label.
To characterize the Tea Party, I'd say they are traditional Republicans under 35. Some Libertarians have come home to the GOP. The only vague principal that's held up among dome, dating back to the Gingrich Revolution and the Contract With America, is Term Limits, which the Gingrich Republicans themselves voted down. In a sense, Term Limits can be considered anti-establishment. But even this view isn't widespread or a high priority among Tea Partiers. The Tea Party has been little more than a "youth rebellion" among conservatives, if such an oxymoron is possible. Not much else. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''CIA v Trump updated score'':CIA 3, Trump 2]]</sup> 06:05, 4 April 2017 (EDT)
To characterize the Tea Party, I'd say they are traditional Republicans under 35. Some Libertarians have come home to the GOP. The only vague principal that's held up among some, dating back to the Gingrich Revolution and the Contract With America, is Term Limits, which the Gingrich Republicans themselves voted down. In a sense, Term Limits can be considered anti-establishment. But even this view isn't widespread or a high priority among Tea Partiers. The Tea Party has been little more than a "youth rebellion" among conservatives, if such an oxymoron is possible. Not much else. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]<sup>[[User talk:RobSmith|''CIA v Trump updated score'':CIA 3, Trump 2]]</sup> 06:05, 4 April 2017 (EDT)