Candidates Quote by Eric Alterman

The Tea Party we were told is only about economics; not true. It was always about economics and social issues. They just hid the…

— Andrew Sullivan

Well, first of all, I think that a lot of the voters who are voting for the tea party candidates have really good impulses.…

— William J. Clinton

Not all Republicans in the class of 2010 owe their seats to the Tea Party. But many do.

— Andrew Neil

I don't think I would be characterized as a Tea Party candidate; I would be characterized as the most effective candidate.

— Matt Rosendale

The final thing the Tea Party had was, they fed into the philosophy that Donald Trump now embodies. So they had a different view…

— Mark Shields

It's tempting to remember that the Tea Party had a peak and then the Republican Party establishment sort of beat it back down. And…

— Mark Shields

“The Tea Party is a fitting representation of our era of no-debate, politically correct politics, where each political side has its own media, and…

— Juan Williams

“The Tea Party that reenergized the GOP in 2010 and that implacably attacked Obama turned out to be a familiar nemesis of liberalism and…

— Ian Haney López

There are people who are genuinely upset in the Tea Party. I understand that. But that movement was funded with seed money from right-wing…

— Al Gore

The Republican Party would be really smart to absorb as much of the Tea Party movement as possible.

— Sarah Palin

“The very fact that so many people are joining the Tea Party or becoming politically Independent suggests that people are less willing to be…

— Ben Carson

The Tea Party in the United States' biggest fight is with the the Republican establishment, which is really a collection of crony capitalists that…

— Steve Bannon