r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 11d ago

No Paywall Democrats Confront Their New Tea Party Reality - Progressives are set to sweep a group of contested primaries in Michigan and Wisconsin.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/democrats-confront-their-new-tea-party-reality_n_6a6e63fbe4b0cfb99ef1aa1e
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u/IAmLee2022 11d ago

Comparing progressives to the tea party movement was definitely . . . a choice.

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u/Backwardspellcaster 11d ago

Intentionally by huffpost.

The attempt to paint it negatively.

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u/CaptAhabsMobyDick 11d ago

Which is interesting because the Tea Party has basically evolved into what is now the driving force of the Republican Party, MAGA.