# Michael Lind: The Tea Party -- "Newest Right" -- is not a populist movement

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-lind-the-tea-party-newest-right-is-not-a-populist-movement/670709>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [October 8, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-lind-the-tea-party-newest-right-is-not-a-populist-movement/670709 "2013-10-08T18:54:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/f04885/32.png) [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2013, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-lind-the-tea-party-newest-right-is-not-a-populist-movement/670709/41 "2013-10-29T03:12:12Z")

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> [@BrainGlutton](#):
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> [Another followup from Lind.](http://www.salon.com/2013/10/22/tea_party_is_an_anti_populist_elite_tool_and_it_has_progressives_fooled/) His argument here is that liberals and progressives are missing a bet, and have been missing it for decades, by writing off the white working class as “conservative,” when in fact American conservatism’s demographic center-of-gravity is much more upscale.

That is partially due to (in addition) the rise of identity politics and emphasis on wedge issues (such as guns, gay marriage, and abortion) by both the Democrats and Republicans.

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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-lind-the-tea-party-newest-right-is-not-a-populist-movement/670709/42 "2013-10-29T04:21:48Z")

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> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#):
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> That is partially due to (in addition) the rise of identity politics and emphasis on wedge issues (such as guns, gay marriage, and abortion) by both the Democrats and Republicans.

Lind would agree.

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**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2013, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-lind-the-tea-party-newest-right-is-not-a-populist-movement/670709/43 "2013-10-29T12:14:51Z")

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> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#):
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> That is partially due to (in addition) the rise of identity politics and emphasis on wedge issues (such as guns, gay marriage, and abortion) by both the Democrats and Republicans.

Well, anything to distract middle class and lower class voters from the massive wealth transfer that both the Dems and Repubs are helping the One Percent manage.

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