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crim son Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-10 07:15 PM
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Teabaggers: who are they? R, D or I?
Does anybody know where I might find some estimates?
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ncteechur Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-10 07:20 PM
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1. C-R-A-Z and a Y
Actually, i think they are mostly republicans and righty-leaning libertarians
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Joe the Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-10 07:28 PM
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2. Hard line republicans.....
even if they claim to be something totally different nearly 99% of what they advocate, believe, and push for falls in line with what republicans advocate, believe and push for.
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golddigger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-10 07:32 PM
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3. M's, for MORANS!
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MerryBlooms Donating Member (940 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-10 07:45 PM
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4. From DK
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/3/24/850224/-Q-Poll-On-Teabaggers:-Disaffected-Republicans-Could-Hurt-GOP-House-Races

<77 percent voted for Sen. John McCain in 2008> In my opinion, that's 77% hardcore rethugs.

<16 percent are Democrats or independent voters leaning Democratic> 16% Moderate rethugs.

So, in answer to your question - 93% are rethugs, an the remaining 17% are along for the media coverage.
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crim son Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-10 08:26 PM
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9. Thanks. That's what I was thinking
but a group surveyed in Iowa had (allegedly) more Independents than rethugs, with Dems hardly represented.
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NeedleCast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 08:30 AM
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19. Dupe
Edited on Wed Apr-14-10 08:30 AM by NeedleCast
Dupe
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NeedleCast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 08:30 AM
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20. I'm sure a lot of them will call themselves independents
However, their vaules (or lack of) and issues all align with the far right. In many cases I think we're talking about people who are so far right they don't really qualify as Republicans anymore.
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HughBeaumont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 08:13 AM
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16. Pretty sad that a "Democratic" voter would hold company with red-baiters and racists.
Then again, there are more than a handful of people on D.U. who think "free trade" has been great for the American economy, so I guess it just speaks for the "bigness" of the "tent".
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lib2DaBone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-10 08:12 PM
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5. Tea Baggers are Republicans.....
..trying to wash off the smell of G.W. Bush, Dick Cheney and 911 (an inside Job).
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L0oniX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-10 08:14 PM
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6. KKK
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-10 08:16 PM
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7. I is for Idiots
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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-10 08:16 PM
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8. They are the idiots who voted for that other idiot Bush ... TWICE!
Edited on Tue Apr-13-10 08:26 PM by NNN0LHI
And they don't want to admit it. They can identify themselves any way they like but anyone with a brain knows who they are.

Their leader and financier is lifelong Republican Dick Armey. What more do you need to know?

Don
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RagAss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-10 08:27 PM
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10. Amen
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wisteria Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-13-10 08:36 PM
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11. The ones up my way are Republican. n/t
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lamp_shade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 05:10 AM
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12. I've read that many republicans are now claiming to be independents.
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crim son Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 07:48 AM
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13. Dupe, delete
Edited on Wed Apr-14-10 08:23 AM by crim son
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crim son Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 07:48 AM
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14. You nailed it.
That explains everything.
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 08:10 AM
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15. Glenn BeKKK is their idol.



That should be a real strong clue.



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crim son Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 08:24 AM
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17. Agreed.
I was hoping for statistics because letters to our local paper are suggesting teabaggers are mainly independents and dems. But as noted above, lots of rethugs identify as independent these days.
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 08:28 AM
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18. I think they are trying to dilute their image.



They are desperately trying to appear more mainstream as opposed to what they actually
are, RW (rethuglican) extremists. It's just smoke and mirrors and it won't work.



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Myrina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 08:33 AM
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21. N, for Nutball.
:silly:
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tabbycat31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-10 08:38 AM
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22. mostly R I would think
but there's one challenging my Congressman in the Democratic primary (WTF)

Teabag dude will lose big time in a Democratic primary
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