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The book was referenced as evidence that the Tea Party’s focus had moved from traditional fiscal conservatism to cultural issues such as immigration and multiculturalism. Fareed Zakaria highlighted the work, calling it a wonderful study that clarified this shift. The discussion presented the title as a valuable source for understanding the evolution of Republican conservatism.
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This book was cited as a source showing that the core concerns of the Tea Party shifted from economics to cultural issues like immigration and multiculturalism.
And Theda Skocpol, as you know, did a wonderful book. She found that the core concerns of the Tea Party were not what the Republican Party used to be about. Which is economics and balancing budgets and cutting deficits. It was cultural issues.