Tea Party
Who would participate?
"Deficit spending must end."
-The Tea Party is a subdivision of the republican party.
-They share similar stances on various issues such as gun control.
-support businesses and the lowering of personal income taxes
- White, Male, Married, and Over 45
-Tend to have secure jobs and more money
- "devote themselves to balancing the budget over all else" - FoxNews.com
- They don't want to pass the "bill" on to the next generation of Americans.
- Against spending money that we don't have.
- The federal government needs spending caps.
- "Nobody is talking about making it go away. We're talking about changing the structure," - Sen.-elect Pat Toomey
"Illegal aliens are here illegally."
- The Tea Party isn't a 3rd party, but a subdivision of the Republican party.
- They are likely to get backers from the rest of the Republican Party due to similar views on issues.
- Wouldn't be a win for only the Tea Party, but the republican party too
- Just as likely to win as any other major party candidate
- Support deportation of undocumented immigrants
- The government should stop the flow of illegal immigrants at all costs.
- "the Tea Party believes that lax immigration policy has damaged the U.S. economy. " - About.com
- Immigrants are taking jobs from Americans.
- "the Tea Party believes that local police should have the authority to stop and detain people suspected of being in the country illegally." - About.com
Tea Party
Platform Issues
- "Illegal aliens are here illegally."
- "Gun ownership is sacred."
- "Deficit spending must end."
- "Reducing business income taxes is mandatory."
- TeaParty.org
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/01/02/tea-party-republicans-vow-attack-deficit-spending-session/
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/15/us/politics/15poll.html?_r=0
http://immigration.about.com/od/immigrationlawandpolicy/a/Tea-Party-On-Immigration.htm
http://www.teaparty.org/about-us/