What is the long term fate of the Tea Party Republicans ?

[steve2470]

I'm thinking third party but what do I know

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[Andy823]

1. I think they "try" to form a new party

I don't thin it will work, to many people are getting fed up with their BS, but they will try to gather those who are as loony as they are, to vote for some dimwit who will only take votes away from the republican party. So I say let them go at it, the more teabaggers who vote for the "craziest" candidate, the better it is for democrats.

[Contrary1]

3. Even if they were successful in forming a new party...

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it can only hurt the Repubs. I can see it now, a Palin/Nugent ticket.

[Hoyt]

2. Stupid, racist, conservatives have been around for a long time. I don't expect that to change.

[PETRUS]

4. Do you mean the voters or the politicians? nt

[steve2470]

5. politicians, sorry, should have been more clear nt

[karadax]

6. Tea Party = Evolution of the GOP ?

I think their ranks will grow. They're a very vocal group with passionate followers. People like it when their representatives spout the same stuff they believe in. 2014 will tell us whether they usurp control away from the old GOP. If they gain seats AND Republicans retain control of the House we can expect more trouble.

[gopiscrap]

7. Welcome to DU

[CJCRANE]

8. The Republican Party changes its name to the Tea Party and chooses the teabag as its symbol.

Then a grassroots organization of fiscal conservatives called the GOP is formed and promoted by Fox News and Freedomworks.

The GOP claims to be moderate and nonpartisan. They hold rallies and choose the elephant as their symbol. The GOP slowly gains ground and popularity as a pressure group. After a year or two they run primary candidates against the establishment Tea Party pols.

They then run GOP candidates in the mid-terms under the establishment Tea Party banner. They gain influence in the Tea Party to the point where the GOP caucus is able to control the Tea Party. Mission Accomplished!

[PuffedMica]

9. Schism in the Republican Party

The Libertarians and Tea Party group up to form a third party while the established Republican leadership attempts to stay the course. The division results in the right wing of the country spending 40 years in the political desert (which might not be such a bad thing) to return as the United Republican Party of Liberty for the 2056 election.

We have only got 40 years; we best not squander it.

[backscatter712]

10. Ideally, prosecution under the RICO Act for extortion.

Send every single one of those fuckers to the federal pen.

[0rganism]

11. Similar to the fate of Green Democrats: marginalization with lip-service

First thing you have to understand is they're an essential part of the Republican base. They've always been there, they were just less visible before we elected President Obama. That was like throwing gasoline on a flame.

Long term, they'll continue to be an active vocal minority within the party, essential for the GOP's ground game, and a focus for lip-service from politicians during primaries. However, as it's becoming apparent that their agenda is essentially impossible to implement in our current system of government, their financial clout will gradually evaporate as conservative mega-donors look for an easier-to-swallow platform with easier-to-control politicians presenting an easier-to-sell message. There will always be some successful teabagger reps in local politics and on the fringes of their caucuses, but they'll be ideologically marginalized. And they'll be proud of it, especially since their ideology promotes hatred of representative democracy -- they can say "I'm a conservative and I consistently vote Republican but I'm not like those shysters I voted for who don't represent my values, the values of true conservatism."

[Cryptoad]

12. Is anybody else besides me

starting to believe that even electing these assholes out of Office is not going to eliminate their threat to our country!

[MyshkinCommaPrince]

13. Their backers will pull away.

The movement will dwindle, gradually. A third party breakaway might be attempted. Many of the grassroots true believers will remain dedicated to the last. Meanwhile, a new astroturf movement will be built up by the same backers and schemers who imposed the Tea faction on our culture. The new movement will be carefully tailored to whatever issues both resonate most and promise the best short term gains for the right-wing movement overall. Gradually, Tea faction voters will move to the new group. Eventually everyone will look back at the Tea faction era and laugh, but there will be in its place a replacement which is as bad or worse.

[obxhead]

14. They are given billions collectively to fight for 2014 seats.