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Tea Party Nationalism:
A Critical Examination of the Tea Party Movement
and the Size, Scope, and Focus of Its National Factions
By Devin Burghart and Leonard Zeskind
Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights.
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Contents
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Foreword
By Benjamin Todd Jealous
President and CEO of the NAACP
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Figure 5. 1776 tea party MeMbership Map
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Figure 6. 1776 tea party top 25 Cities
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bthda Maand ............................................. 24
Daa Txa ...................................................19
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rancho santa F Cafona ............................................. 15
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Chaott Noth Caona ...................................... 8
Ogdn Utah ...................................................... 8
Mountan Vw Cafona ............................................... 7
Potoa Va Cafona ............................................... 7santa baaa Cafona ............................................... 7
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Figure 7. resistnet MeMbership Map
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san Antono Txa .................................................342
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san Dgo Cafona ...........................................251
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Figure 10. tea party nation top 25 Cities
CiTy sTATe MeMbers
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la Vga Nvada ..............................................197
Houton Txa .................................................154
Fann Tnn .........................................148
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san Dgo Cafona ...........................................112
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lo Ang Cafona ............................................. 75
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Daa Txa ...................................................73
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Atanta Goga ...............................................73
Tucon Azona ................................................72
Coumu Oho ....................................................71
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Figure 11. tea party patriots MeMbership Map
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CiTy sTATe MeMbersNw yo Nw yo ...........................................413
Houton Txa .................................................319
Cooado spng Cooado ...........................................267
la Vga Nvada ..............................................250
lo Ang Cafona ...........................................236
Atanta Goga .............................................234
Phonx Azona ..............................................229
san Dgo Cafona ...........................................217
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bv H Cafona ...........................................196
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louv kntuc ...........................................139
Ma Azona ..............................................136
indanapo indana ..............................................135
Mam Foda ...............................................134
Tampa Foda ...............................................133
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Figure 13. tea party express donors Map
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Daa Txa ...................................................19
Nw yo Nw yo ............................................. 18
rancho santa F Cafona ............................................. 15
san Antono Txa ................................................... 15
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scottda Azona ................................................14
la Vga Nvada ................................................14
Hagatna Guam ...................................................13
Nw Oan louana ............................................ 13
Woodd Cafona ............................................. 12
san Dgo Cafona ............................................. 11
Taaha Foda ................................................. 11
Nwpot bach Cafona ............................................... 9
sunnva Cafona ............................................... 9
Autn Txa ..................................................... 9
Fot Woth Txa ..................................................... 9
rdgct Cafona ............................................... 8
Wahngton Dtct of Couma............................... 8
Atanta Goga ................................................. 8
Chaott Noth Caona ......................................8
Ogdn Utah ...................................................... 8
Mountan Vw Cafona ............................................... 7
Potoa Va Cafona ............................................... 7
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Parties, Nativism and the Birthers
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rot Adhot r Al 4 yes NO
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Pt Hota r Mi 2 yes NO
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Mch bachmann r MN 6 yes NO
Wa Hg r CA 2 yes yes
Todd An r MO 2 yes yesTom McCntoc r CA 4 NO yes
ban lutm r MO 9 yes NO
Ga M r CA 42 yes yes
Ggg Hap r Ms 3 NO NO
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Dnn rhg r MT At-ag NO NO
M Coffman r CO 6 yes yes
Howad Co r NC 6 yes yes
Doug lamon r CO 5 yes yes
su Wn Mc r NC 9 yes yes
Gu ba r Fl 9 yes yes
Adan smth r Ne 3 yes yes
And Cnhaw r Fl 4 NO yes
Jo Won r sC 2 yes yes
Cff stan r Fl 6 yes yes
Ph ro r TN 1 yes NO
Pau boun r GA 10 yes yes
Zach Wamp r TN 3 yes yes
Ph Gng r GA 11 yes yesJo baton r TX 6 yes NO
Tom Gav r GA 9 NO NO
Mcha bug r TX 26 yes yes
Tom Pc r GA 6 yes yes
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