Tea Partiers
Small government advocates
Tea Partiers are members or supporters of the Tea Party movement, a conservative American political movement that emerged around 2009.
The name evokes the Boston Tea Party of 1773, casting participants as patriots resisting government overreach.
Tea Partiers typically advocate for lower taxes, reduced government spending, and strict constitutional interpretation: Tea Partiers flooded the town hall meeting to protest the healthcare bill.
Cautious about altering customs
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- libertarianAnti-statist political adherent
- constitutionalistAdvocate for foundational law
- free-marketUnregulated private exchange
originalism · deregulation · privatization · self-reliance · patriotism · nationalism · sovereignty
Common people as political base
- rallyGathering for a cause
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- activismDirect effort for reform
- mobilizationOrganizing for action
2009 · 2010 · midterms · caucus · primary · candidates · voters · base
Refusal to pay duties
- tax cutsDecreased government assessments
- tax burdenAmount owed to government
- tax reliefReduction in owed levies
- spending cutsReducing governmental expenditures
balanced budget · national debt · deficit reduction · austerity · fiscal conservatism · taxpayer · April 15th · IRS
conservative
Cautious about altering customs
- right-wingPolitically conservative faction
- libertarianAnti-statist political adherent
- constitutionalistAdvocate for foundational law
free-market · originalism · deregulation · privatization · self-reliance · patriotism · nationalism · sovereignty
grassroots
Common people as political base
mobilization · 2009 · 2010 · midterms · caucus · primary · candidates · voters · base · insurgency
tax revolt
Refusal to pay duties
- tax cutsDecreased government assessments
- tax burdenAmount owed to government
- tax reliefReduction in owed levies
spending cuts · balanced budget · national debt · deficit reduction · austerity · fiscal conservatism · taxpayer · April 15th · IRS · flat tax
Tea Partiersliberals
Left-wing political adherents
progressives · leftists · socialists · social democrats · Marxists
Tea Partiersestablishment Republicans
Traditional party insiders
tea, party, parties, partier, teas, part, parting, parted, partly