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How is it possible to be a member of the Tea Party and Pro Choice and Pro Gay Marriage?

I just read an article about Tea Party members living in Washington DC who are Pro choice and Pro Gay Marriage. I am a bit confused, aren’t these conflicting beliefs? I know that the core of the Tea Party Ideology is small government, but aren’t most Tea Party members also conservative when it comes to social issues?

You are really overthinking it. Tea Party originally is about taxes. thats it. Fiscal responsibility, smaller govt and lower taxes. It has gotten hijacked by far right wingers, but the messege is the same. People are trying to use the Tea Party to push social issues, and by and large most don’t mind. But there are people who don’t have the same social agenda as the far right, but still want smaller govt, lower taxes…..people like me. I’m not a charter Tea Party member, but I believe in some of it. I’m pro choice, and Pro Gay Rights….I’m also conservative…fiscally, and a little socially. This is more Libertarian, but Libertarian isnt a viable party to win an election.

It’s a lot like Democrats believing in pro life because its the christian thing to do. You don’t here from them, but it’s a contradiction. They’re democrat for what ever reason, but they go to church. I’m pretty sure the stance of the church isn’t pro choice….how do they square it? Each person can’t be fit into the mold Republican/Democrat….Liberal/Conservative…..a lot of us are in the middle, and we vote accordingliy. We are also who decides largely who gets elected. Thats why second termers come back to the middle and who ever appeares more moderate or middle usually gets in.

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