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Opinion: A Tea Party Warning for Conservatives

(Sept. 24) -- While some view the Tea Party as a continuation of the Ross Perot movement, it may be better understood as the third wave of modern conservatism (the first being Barry Goldwater's victory over the GOP establishment in 1964, and the second being the rise of the Christian right in the late 1970s).

Democrats Try to Turn the Tables on the Tea Party

(Aug. 5) -- Democrats are providing an interesting wrinkle to the tea party fever sweeping over Red State America. Just as tea partiers have pressed GOP candidates to announce their conservative bona fides, the Democrat National Committee is now challenging Republican office holders and candidates to declare their feelings...

Calvin Coolidge Has Become Hero to Tea Partiers

PLYMOUTH, Vt. (July 3) -- In the Vermont hamlet where Calvin Coolidge was born, folks will celebrate his star-spangled birthday the way they always do. A Vermont National Guard contingent and a color guard will gather at noon on the village green and walk down to the Plymouth Notch Cemetery, where Coolidge is buried,...

Opinion: A Super Tuesday for Tea Party and Women

(June 9) -- As the pundits try to read the tea leaves after another Super Tuesday of primaries throughout the nation, one thing is clear -- the Tea Party has proven it's a force to be reckoned with. In Arkansas, Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., an endangered incumbent, won in a close race and proved that incumbents can win...

Opinion: A Modest Proposal for Anti-Government Crowd

(April 19) -- Anger with government is the theme on the right these days, with anguished cries by tea partiers, militia members and other government haters of "We're taking our country back." This is quite amusing, as it would be curious to find out: From whom do they think they are recapturing "their" country? And what...

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Dave Pederson: Tea Party for 2.0

Last week as the Supreme Court heard arguments on the constitutionality of President Obama's landmark legislation the Affordable Care Act, a familiar drama was playing out on the steps of the High Court.

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Bachmann Picks Up Tea Party 'Support,' Not Endorsement

Tea Party Express will "support" Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's campaign for president, the group announced Monday.

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Arizona Tea Party Rejects Arizona Tea Party License Plates

East Coast Democrats aren't the only ones annoyed by Arizona's official Tea Party license plates -- the Arizona Tea Party is too.

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Tea Party Magazine Makes Debut This Week, Features Article About ObamaCare

The Tea Party will launch its own national magazine on Thursday.

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09/13/11 55 Percent of Americans Believe the Tea Party Is... Source: Hit & Run Some of the largest and most prominent Tea Party organizations contend that their primary goal is economic in nature.
03/03/11 Party On, Style Mavens Source: American Journalism Review (AJR) Andrew Damstedt (adamstedt@ajr.umd.edu) is an AJR editorial assistant.

Background on tea parties

The Tea Party movement (TPM) is an American populist political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and libertarian, and has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009. It endorses reduced government spending, cutting taxes, reduction of the national debt and federal budget deficit, and adherence to an originalist interpretation of the United States Constitution.

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