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Race, Class, and the Tea Party

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On February 15, 2016
What drives the Tea Party? Sean McElwee and Jason McDaniel suggest it is racial resentment, not class anxiety. That a reasonable conclusion as far as it goes, but it's not like the two issues can really be separated among white working-class voters. Racism is a...

Lessons

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On June 11, 2014

Klein is fundamentally correct about the lessons from Cantor's loss (side note: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha). This is especially important: If Republicans hadn't scared.

Coup d’FreedomWorks

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On December 26, 2012
What the what? Until this year, the partnership between Kibbe and Armey worked well. Armey’s renown as a former House member drew media attention and crowds of conservative activists — most of them old enough to remember Armey’s role in the Republican revolution in Congress...

Ohio Republicans Cave

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On August 18, 2011
It's been interesting watching how Wisconsin and Ohio have dealt with their individual union-busting Tea Party legislatures and governors. Wisconsin got all the press. In fact, I was pretty disappointed with the protests in Ohio--thousands came out, but they seemed to make little difference. They...

No, They’re Just Hypocrites

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On February 20, 2011
James Joyner makes a valiant but inherently doomed attempt to defend people who have lionized the Tea Party and the Republican opposition to health care, but have now discovered that subsequent to an election new governments should be able to immediately pass their agenda and...
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