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lostintheodyssey said: You do know that polls can be manipulated to show anything that the user wants right? You do know that Gallup has a much greater interest in maintaining its own credibility than in carrying water for the tea party, right? Hispanics are a larger minority than blacks they were estimated at 13.7% in 2003 and are probably over 15% now. So you mean to tell me that the tea party has 13.7% of hispanics in the party and x amounts of asians, biracials etc I seriously doubt it. Okay, so you doubt it. So what? So let's assume and it's a big assumption that they represent america demographically they won't win an election over a democrat unless the state is extremely conservative. The tea party seems to be splitting the republican party up in to two factions those that are extremely to the right and those that are moderate. Really? They endorsed Scott Brown, who is quite the moderate, and he won in a state that is not extremely conservative. The United States in the past 20 years has been either moderately to the left or moderately to the right and the Tea Party is too far to the right to be taken seriously on a national stage. I doubt they will have a serious contender for the presidency in 2012 and I doubt they will win a senate seat. Since the tea party is primarily an anti-big government, anti-debt group, I don't think you can pigeon hole them as being on the far right. Also, since it is not a political party in itself but rather a grassroots pressure group, I can guarantee you that they will win at least one Senate seat, insofar as candidates whom they've endorsed will win their elections. Also why do you fear the feds and the expansion of the government I hear people say this all the time but they never give a reason for it? Um... trillion dollar deficits as far as the eye can see. An entitlement society that is basically a giant ponzi scheme. Its unwillingness to get a handle on immigration and border security, even after 9/11. Its inability to find its own ass with both hands and a map. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Iraq. How many reasons do you need? The federal government seems the perfect combination of arrogance and stupidity, with a large side order of evil.
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