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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 | 5

    Foreword

    By Benjamin Todd Jealous

    President and CEO of the NAACP

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    Chapter 2. FreedomWorks Tea Party

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    Jaconv Foda .................................................59

    Wahngton Dtct of Couma.............................57

    Nw yo Nw yo ............................................. 54

    Houton Txa ...................................................51

    san Antono Txa ...................................................48

    Tampa Foda ................................................. 46

    rchmond Vgna ................................................ 44

    la Vga Nvada................................................42

    Axanda Vgna ................................................ 42

    Fot laudda Foda .................................................37

    Chaott Noth Caona ....................................37

    Autn Txa ...................................................36

    ragh Noth Caona ....................................33

    Phonx Azona ................................................32

    Pttugh Pnnvana .......................................32

    Vgna bach Vgna ................................................32

    Oando Foda .................................................31

    Chcago ino ..................................................31

    Fafax Vgna ................................................ 31

    Fot Woth Txa ...................................................30

    Angton Vgna ................................................ 30

    Oahoma Ct Oahoma ............................................ 29

    indanapo indana ................................................ 28

    Cncnnat Oho ....................................................27

    Daa Txa ...................................................27

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    Figure 5. 1776 tea party MeMbership Map

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    Figure 6. 1776 tea party top 25 Cities

    CiTy sTATe MeMbers

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    bthda Maand ............................................. 24

    Daa Txa ...................................................19

    Nw yo Nw yo ............................................. 18

    rancho santa F Cafona ............................................. 15

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    Hagatna Guam ................................................... 13

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    Fot Woth Txa ..................................................... 9

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    Wahngton Dtct of Couma............................... 8

    Atanta Goga ................................................. 8

    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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    Chapter 4. ResistNet Tea Party

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    la Vga Nvada ..............................................510

    Phonx Azona ..............................................363

    san Antono Txa .................................................342

    Tucon Azona ..............................................289

    Daa Txa .................................................255

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    Autn Txa .................................................235

    Fot Woth Txa .................................................229

    Oahoma Ct Oahoma ..........................................228

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    Jaconv Foda ...............................................211

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    Mnnapo Mnnota .........................................165

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    Figure 10. tea party nation top 25 Cities

    CiTy sTATe MeMbers

    Nahv Tnn .........................................402

    la Vga Nvada ..............................................197

    Houton Txa .................................................154

    Fann Tnn .........................................148

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    Dnv Cooado ...........................................117

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    Atanta Goga ...............................................73

    Tucon Azona ................................................72

    Coumu Oho ....................................................71

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    la Vga Nvada ..............................................250

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    indanapo indana ..............................................135

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    Daa Txa ...................................................19

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    scottda Azona ................................................14

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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

    ed roc r CA 40 yes yes

    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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