حركة الشاي السياسية في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية

Abstract EN

The tea movement is an American political movement that has been called partly conservative, partly libertarian and partly populist.

At the grass roots level, the emergence of the tea party movement can best be understood as an overgrowth of the increased conservatism of the Republican electoral base, and particularly the more politically engaged segment.

The survey conducted on October, 2010 wave of the American National Election Study Evaluations of the Government and Society Survey indicates that the majority of the tea party supporters were Republicans, and much more conservative than over Republicans.

While conservatism is by far the strongest indicator of support for the Tea Party movement, racial hostility also has a significant impact on support.

The rate of their political activity suggests that the Tea Party movement has a potential to strongly influence the republican congressional and presidential elections, putting substantial pressure on Republican candidates.

The movement has attracted enormous attention since 2009.

However, there has been considerable disagreement among political observers about the numbers and motivation of those participating in Tea Party protests, the prevalence of racist sentiments among Tea Party activists, and the role played by wealthy individuals, conservative groups and media figures in fomenting these protests.

A key question raised by the spread of Tea Party protests and the emergence of Tea Party candidates in numerous House, Senate, and gubernatorial elections is whether this movement represents a new force in American politics or whether it is simply the latest, and perhaps the noisiest, manifestation of the long-term rightward shift of the Republican Party—a shift that can be seen as part of a larger trend toward increasing partisan polarization in American politics.

Most Liberal wing political analysts argue that the Tea Party protests are driven by well-funded conservative interest groups and media figures, it’ s clear that right-wing organizations have provided important logistical supports for the movement and that conservative media figures associated with Fox News, have played crucial roles in publicizing and encouraging attendance at Tea Party protest, yet these efforts do not explain the existence of a large, receptive audience among the American public.