What becomes of the Tea Party once a GOPer becomes president?

[JaneQPublic]

They've only been in existence during Obama's presidency, so I was wondering: Do you think the Tea Party would even continue to exist if a Republican became president?

Could the group maintain membership without Obama to stoke their hatred and outrage?

Would the group fade away the same way as Ross Perot's Reform Party?

Or would it hang around just to keep threatenting their president with a primary challenger everytime he/she hinted at a compromise with the Dems?

Of course, Hilary's sustained popularity and the GOP's record-breaking unpopularity render it highly unlikely the GOP will have a presidential win anytime soon, but I do wonder.

[bluestate10]

1. They become silent. Ignorant, racist assholes they are. nt

[onehandle]

2. The Reform Party was a real party. The Tea Party is just a GOP scam.

Thought up in a conservative think tank.

[Laelth]

9. +1. n/t

-Laelth

[get the red out]

3. I hope that can be postponed

I am hoping for another Dem next time and then hopefully it will shrivel up since it's overall effectiveness would have been negligible.

[zbdent]

4. They go back to being the ones who scream at anybody who dares question the Pres

with ***t like:

"You communist/socialist/whateveristisoutoffavorforthemoment. You want Amurka to fail!"

"You whining loser. Get over it!"

"Get a job!"

"Why do you hate the troops?"

etc.

You know, like they were doing under Bush43.

[TeamPooka]

5. they continue to wag the dog and will take credit for any GOP victory if it happens.

[FSogol]

6. Tea Party = Republicans

There is no difference.

[Bunnahabhain]

7. Perot's first run was against Bush

and his second against Clinton. In the 92 election he basically gave Clinton the win as he obtained 19% of the popular vote, which in actual numbers, broke out to about 45 million for Clinton, 39 for Bush, and 20 for Perot.

What I'm saying it the TP might (and hoping like hell it does) fade out but comparing it to Perot's movement is just not valid.

[geek tragedy]

8. That presumes that there will be a Republican president in the near future.

That's looking unlikely, with the GOP retrenching instead of expanding.