After the 2012 election
results, questions about whether the Tea Party remaining a leading force in
American politics have been brought up. The party seems to be coming apart from
the inside out, and when it comes to the fiscal cliff, Republicans seem more
than happy with the idea of ignoring the Tea Party’s wishes. Polls have also
revealed that Tea Party support hit an all time low of 22 percent after the
election. It seems that the Tea Party’s future depends on how they may or may
not impact the fiscal cliff negotiations and the debt ceiling fight that’s
likely to come by the end of February.
Personally, I don’t
think the Tea Party is going to last very long. With them having many problems
internally and them losing support, I just can’t see them being as strong as
they were when they first came onto the scene. The party is weakening, and as
we all know, third parties don’t last very long in our political system.
I agree with Jamie. If they do not change something fast, they will be gone. No one is going to agree with them with how far to the right they are being and I feel as though times have changed and so must they. I would probably be more Republican if they managed to change their stances on things, but with the tea Party being the way it is, I am staying way from that. I feel as though many people feel that way as well.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that the Tea Party will necessarily be gone, but I definitely believe that it won't be a significant force in our political system for much longer. I feel like it was just a phase, trying to take a stand, but things like that usually don't last in the long run. If the Republican Party wants to regain voters in the next election, it's more important that they work together to attract new voters instead of creating factions within the party.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the Tea Party is not going to last much longer, and in my opinion that is a good thing. They are far to right, and are not willing to make compromises with anyone, even the GOP. If the GOP can not compromise with them, one one will. It is only a matter of time, before the Tea Party supporters become more moderate. I think it will be interesting to see what third party arises next. Possibly, the Libertarians? Ron Paul? Lets wait and see.
ReplyDeleteThere will always be some people who cling to the idea of the Tea Party, but with the lost re-elections of some prominent Tea Party members, it goes to show there just isn't that push that got them all to Washington in the first place. American's aren't reacting positively to the far right's views and given all the talk about the Republican party regrouping, the Tea Party doesn't seem to stand much of a chance.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone on the Tea Party not being around much longer, but look at what they have already done. We already have a lot of very conservative Republicans in congress and they are making it that much more difficult to come up with working policies. In my opinion a lot of people are beginning to move away from the Republican party not because it "idealizes" as the party of the white man, more rather because of all the conservatism going around. Many things that ultra-conservative Republicans say are very unnerving. In my opinion though the current status of the Republican party is "one bad apple spoils the bunch" with the one bad apple being the Tea Party. I tend to side more with Democrats with economic policies and Republicans in social policies, but I even noticed I spoke out against the Republicans a lot this year and it isn't because I don't like them, it is because the Tea Party has really put some negative changes in place on them.
ReplyDeleteI think the tea party will start to go away now that the Republican party is forced to move towards the center, and also, because they are largely made up of old people, and old people die a lot. Also throughout history, there have been movements that are focused to the far right of the political spectrum, and these movements usually do not last as they limit the natural progression of society, which usually does not move backwards.
ReplyDeleteThe Tea Party is looking more and more like a third party than a branch of the Republican Party, which means that they're are going to eventually run out of whatever power they have left. In a country where the majority of people are closer to the middle of the political spectrum than a certain side, I never thought that they would be relevant for long. Dan brought up a good point, the Republican party has to go towards the middle, so they're going to move away from the Tea Party too.
ReplyDeleteI think it is a fair assumption that the Tea Party has become more of a third party despite its Republican origins as Dave pointed out. We also learned in class that third parties have a difficult time voicing their opinions due to our system of government. Without the ability to voice their opinion, how significant, if not relevent will the Tea Party be in the future? I can not see them lasting very long. On the other hand, I believe that the government should attempt to save the third party to increase diversity among political parties.
ReplyDeleteI think it is a fair assumption that the Tea Party has become more of a third party despite its Republican origins as Dave pointed out. We also learned in class that third parties have a difficult time voicing their opinions due to our system of government. Without the ability to voice their opinion, how significant, if not relevent will the Tea Party be in the future? I can not see them lasting very long. On the other hand, I believe that the government should attempt to save the third party to increase diversity among political parties.
ReplyDeleteThe Tea Party will become more and more marginalized over time. Demographics and popular opinion are both turning against the movement. Also, a lack of effective leadership or cohesive will stop them from achieving organized legislative goals. Take the fiscal negotiations for example. While many associated with the Tea Party will vociferously deride any new proposals that involve revenue increases, they will not suggest any sort of viable alternative. However, our primary system that rewards small groups of instensely motivated voters will keep the Tea Party around and it will continue to wield significant force in American politics.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the Tea Party will steadily start to decline. They were never an enormous party to begin with. They are just not as strong as the Democratic or Republican party. I feel that they are just too radical.While minor parties do have a voice and make minor influences, the Tea Party's voice is just too small to have a major impact.
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