Tea Party movement
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The Tea Party movement is a conservative American political movement that emerged in the late 2000s advocating limited government, lower taxes, and reduced public spending.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conservative movement
ⓘ
political movement ⓘ |
| advocates |
limited government
ⓘ
lower taxes ⓘ reduced public spending ⓘ reduction of the federal budget deficit ⓘ reduction of the national debt ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
FreedomWorks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Tea Party Express NERFINISHED ⓘ Tea Party Patriots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicationChannel |
cable news
ⓘ
social media ⓘ talk radio ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demographicBase |
Republican-leaning voters
ⓘ
older voters ⓘ predominantly white voters ⓘ |
| emergedInPeriod | late 2000s ⓘ |
| hasCriticism |
accusations of extremism
ⓘ
allegations of astroturfing ⓘ |
| helpedElect |
Marco Rubio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mike Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Rand Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
conservatism
ⓘ
fiscal conservatism ⓘ libertarian conservatism ⓘ |
| inception | 2009 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Republican Party platform
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
later right-wing populist movements in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedElection | 2010 United States midterm elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredByEvent |
2008 bank bailouts
ⓘ
2008 financial crisis ⓘ American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
9/12 March on Washington 2009
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tax Day protests of April 15, 2009 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
Affordable Care Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal government expansion ⓘ high levels of government spending ⓘ tax increases ⓘ |
| organizationalForm | loosely organized grassroots movement ⓘ |
| peakInfluencePeriod | 2010–2012 ⓘ |
| policyFocus |
federal spending
ⓘ
health care policy ⓘ tax policy ⓘ |
| position | right-wing ⓘ |
| slogan | Taxed Enough Already NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
states' rights
ⓘ
strict interpretation of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
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