Analyzing the divisions in the Tea Party movement [electronic resource] : the varieties of American political passion / William Edmond Eger ; with a foreword by Theda Skocpol.

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by Eger, William Edmond.
Call Number 320.520973 23
Publication Date 2012
Summary In doing field work and observing Tea Party rallies, Eger discovered that the majority of its members were fiscally conservative, but socially liberal. This caused many divisions and splintering amongst its members, because its agenda was divided between social conservatives and progressives. This explains the rapid decline of its prominence since 2010. Even though the mainstream media (especially Fox News) wants to depict it as socially conservative, the biggest factions tend to be more liberal in the 'culture war' areas. This also shows just how out of touch the media usually is with grassro.
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Social scientists explain the Tea Party movement [electronic resource] : with a selection of primary documents / edited by Roger chapman ; with a foreword by John Calhoun.

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by Chapman, Roger, 1960-
Call Number 320.520973
Publication Date 2012
Summary The book deals with the various facets of the Tea Party movement. The book shows the irony in the Tea Party claims that it is a nativist movement drawing on fundamental principles from the Constitution. In fact, most of the ideological base of the movement comes from the writings of Russian born Ayn Rand, Austrian economists Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek, and the French economic journalist Claude-Frederic Bastiat. None of these people had anything to do with the American Revolution.
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Analyzing the divisions in the Tea Party movement [electronic resource] : the varieties of American political passion / William Edmond Eger ; with a foreword by Theda Skocpol.

Social scientists explain the Tea Party movement [electronic resource] : with a selection of primary documents / edited by Roger chapman ; with a foreword by John Calhoun.