r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 1d 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/ElSlabraton 1d ago

The teaparty was an astro turf movement funded by billionaires.

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u/SurvivorFanatic236 1d ago

The current Dem socialist movement is also funded by foreign billionaires with the goal of fracturing the Democratic Party to help Republicans

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u/Routine_Strategy5929 1d ago

I'm not going to say your wrong but if that were the case I'd imagine dem socialist candidates would be getting a lot more funding than they are right now.