Why the Tea Party’s Waning, Not Winning: It strayed from its original focus on economic issues

National Review ^ | 03/05/2014 | Michael Tanner

[trisham]

Social conservatives, are the conservatives.

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Agreed.

[skeeter]

Arriving to the thread late, but gotta say this guy’s premise is pure unadulterated GOPe bullish*t.

[Elsie]

If it were not for misinformation; we’d hardly have any at all.

[hinckley buzzard]

It would also help if we didn't have candidates and self-appointed spokespersons who make absurd statements such as those quoted in the article. Nothing wrong with a tea partier being prolife or against homosexual marriage, but let's don't be stupid about it and lead with our chin.

[Darren McCarty]

The problem is that too many tea party groups, especially national groups are more about cults of personality, big fish in small ponds, consuluant fees, and running their mouths instead of getting things done.

[Mmmike]

“Occupy Wall Street” was staged by the demmunist/labor union L*ft to take the momentum away from Glenn Beck’s rally in Washington which followed on the heels of the early upsurge in the Tea Party movement.

[Mmmike]

... it’s the unfortunate success of “Occupy Wall Street” that’s brought the TP down.

[bert]

Lois Lerner is the reason. She destroyed the infrastructure.

Lois Lerner must be tried, convicted and executed for her crimes against the Republic.

[palmer]

But the Tea Party has drifted away from its strict economic-conservative origins. Yes, opposition to Obamacare and government spending remain priorities. But increasingly issues such as abortion, gay marriage, and immigration have become the tail that wags the dog.

That is true. Furthermore guess what is at the root of all these problems: federally funded abortion, federal gay benefits, federal government support of illegal immigration? Can anyone guess?

The primary root of all of our social problems is the expansion of the federal government.