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To: koan who wrote (54569)	10/6/2013 2:40:00 PM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Recommended By FJB Respond to of 85487

Tea party is a mainstream American movement Tea party supporters are 79% non-hispanic white, 6% non-hispanic black, and 15% other. The country as a whole is 75% non-hispanic white, 11% non-hispanic black, and 15% other. gallup.com Tea Partiers Are Fairly Mainstream in Their DemographicsSkew right politically, but have typical profile by age, education, and employment

To: koan who wrote (54569)	10/6/2013 4:20:10 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 85487

Politicians and bureaucrats. Who influences politicians? Largely special interests (including that they are their own special interest). Yes in theory elected politicians could be replaced, but most people have little knowledge or understanding of what they are doing. They vote based more on "supporting their team" then a real knowledge of government actions, and some policy that will help out some special interest will get tons of support from that interest while the majority of the voting population is unlikely to have even heard about it.