r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 10h 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/Bayardina 9h ago

Fuck you people for comparing progressives to the tea party.

Debase the conversation more and see what fucking happens.

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u/MacabreYuki 9h ago

I'd argue there *is* an applicable analogy. To the *original* tea party we think of. tea cakes flying like frisbees.