By Marisa Zeppieri-Caruana
THE GOOD NEWS
America’s Tea Party
movement has been dubbed
many things since it materialized
in the early months of 2009.
On
the positive side, The Economist
describes the movement as
“America’s most vibrant political...
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By Marisa Zeppieri-Caruana
THE GOOD NEWS
America’s Tea Party
movement has been dubbed
many things since it materialized
in the early months of 2009.
On
the positive side, The Economist
describes the movement as
“America’s most vibrant political
force.
” In contrast, recently a
Newsweek journalist said the
movement was “dominated by
conspiracist kooks.
” And then you
have those who might be taking
the movement completely out of
context, by stereotyping Tea Party
members and other
supporters as “racists.
”
Whatever one feels
about this newfound
populist movement, the
reality is that its members
and rallies are growing in
number.
People are beginning to
take notice.
Tea Party supporters
and beliefs
According to an April 2010
New York Times/CBS poll, 18
percent of Americans currently
identify themselves as Tea Party
supporters.
The poll, said to be
“the first reliable look at the tea
party movement and its
supporters” by the Los Angeles
Times,
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