Democracy Quote by Thdea Skocpol

I mean, people who say that the Tea Party isn't a grassroots movement, I think, are incorrect. I think in some respects, it is…

— Matt Taibbi

“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 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

You know, the Tea Party is a - first of all, it is a significant movement, and I think the media and some pundits…

— Mark McKinnon

I think the Tea Party monicker has kind of outlived its use. I think this is just an America movement, I mean, and you…

— Laura Ingraham

The Tea Party I have huge disagreements with, obviously. But I give them credit for having activated themselves. And they made a difference in…

— Barack Obama

The Tea Party movement itself is maybe 15, 20 percent of the electorate. It's relatively affluent, white, nativist. You know, it has rather traditional…

— Noam Chomsky

The beauty of the tea party movement is that it is independent and thus a true check and balance of the Republican and Democrat…

— Dana Loesch

The Tea Party is simply a loose description of local activism driven by Americans who want smaller government and more self-reliance. That sounds like…

— Bill O'Reilly

I think that the tea party, grassroots ideology will win every time.

— Mike Gallagher

The problem with the Tea Party is that it's been used in a way that scares people into supporting an agenda that's counter to…

— Matt Taibbi

The Tea Party is almost solely grassroots-based; business interests have almost no grassroots organization. The Republican Party has for too long been run on…

— Ben Shapiro