tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post1366578713343875908..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: Steve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-76378213027053392862013-09-26T22:01:32.601-04:002013-09-26T22:01:32.601-04:00"Tea Party" has become a media/marketing..."Tea Party" has become a media/marketing shorthand term like "Obamacare." As such, it carries shorthand connotations about coolness, etc., and does NOT convey platform issues well. It's a product name today.<br /> <br />When polled on "The Tea Party," 3/4 of Americans disapprove. When polled on Tea Party platform issues, most Americans agree with them to some extent.<br /><br />Tea Party as a brand is dead, but the concerns which the movement was formed around remain major factors in American politics.<br /><br />If the Tea Party's replacement (and yes, there will be one) can avoid the "social issues" sideshow, the (Not) Tea Party will rise again. Because the concerns behind its rise haven't been addressed yet by either party.White Hathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051232164267483296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-57136775581962872082013-09-26T13:58:03.834-04:002013-09-26T13:58:03.834-04:00"I wish we had a common term for the barking-..."I wish we had a common term for the barking-mad crowd."<br /><br />What's wrong with "supporters of modern Republicans?"Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.com