In an email to raise money for Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), James Carville wrote, “These Tea Party Republicans have worn out their welcome. But I’m telling you — getting rid of ‘em won’t be easy. They’re not leaving on their own. We’re going to have to boot them out the door like unwanted house guests.” [...]
Tea Party in Raleigh
I was at a Tea Party tax day rally in downtown Raleigh. A couple of hundred people were there on a nice spring afternoon/dusk. Since we don’t back candidates, I’ll talk about key points that speakers brought up or alluded to. Fairness: Liberals like to talk about fairness. So how fair is it to saddle [...]
CLC reveals Tea Party evolution
From National Review Online’s The Corner: Raleigh, N.C. — The Tea Party has “morphed,” says a grassroots organizer for the North Carolina chapter of Americans for Prosperity, but rumors of the movement’s death have been greatly exaggerated. “Some people, when they saw that there weren’t any more rallies, they decided the Tea Party was dead,” said [...]
NC Voters Remain Supportive of Tea Party Movement
Despite daily media reports and politicking claiming the demise of the Tea Party, a recent Civitas Institute poll indicates that support for the movement is still faring well among North Carolina voters. According to the most recent SurveyUSA poll conducted for Civitas, 43 percent of North Carolina voters support the Tea Party movement. Thirty-eight percent [...]
Super Tea Party Draws Crowd Over Weekend
The Beaufort Patriot Tea Party and Eastern NC Tea Party along with the Republican Women of Pitt County (RWPC) held a Tea Party on Saturday, October 2 in Washington, NC. The rally highlighted NC corruption, Fair Tax, Islam in America but mostly the November election. Over 1,000 patriots attended the rally, armed with questions and [...]
