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Friday, July 5, 2019

What Became of the Tea Party?

Uncle Ken asked about this the other day, and I don't recall hearing anything about them lately myself.  I found this on Wiki, but it hasn't been updated in over a year, so it's not exactly current.

Current status

Tea Party activities have declined since 2010.[164][165] According to Harvard professor Theda Skocpol, the number of Tea Party chapters across the country slipped from about 1,000 to 600 between 2009 and 2012, but that this is still "a very good survival rate." Mostly, Tea Party organizations are said to have shifted away from national demonstrations to local issues.[164] A shift in the operational approach used by the Tea Party has also affected the movement's visibility, with chapters placing more emphasis on the mechanics of policy and getting candidates elected rather than staging public events.[166][167]

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