Study finds IRS suppression of Tea Party swung 2012 election

The IRS Obama's allies help swing the election

A new study by the American Enterprise Institute -- "Do Political Protests Matter? Evidence From The Tea Party Movement" -- finds that the movement boosted Republican turnout by three to six million votes in the 2010 election. This effect was blunted in the 2012 election, though, because growth in the movement stalled.

That slowdown happened, co-author and AEI economist Stan Veuger notes, at the same time that the IRS began coming down hard on these groups. He argues in a RealClearMarkets.com article that this most likely had a major impact in the 2012 election.

"The founders, members, and donors of new Tea Party groups found themselves incapable of exercising their constitutional rights, and the Tea Party's impact was muted in the 2012 election cycle," Veuger said.


he added: "The data show that, had the Tea Party groups continued to grow at the pace seen in 2009 and 2010, and had their effect on the 2012 vote been similar to that seen in 2010, they would have brought the Republican Party as many as 5 to 8.5 million votes compared to Obama's victory margin of 5 million."
Study finds IRS suppression of Tea Party swung 2012 election | WashingtonExaminer.com

What a bunch of BS?

What constitutional rights were Tea Party groups incapable of using?

They could all vote and spout their stupidity to their heart's content.

Their constitutional rights were not suppressed.
Oh, so we or any organization doesn't have to have IRS status to spend money on getting out the vote.

Good to know. Shall I inform them that you think its okay for them to not register with the IRS?
 
The perfect excuse for losers has been born. It was't the media. It was the IRS. Whine whine whine.

It WAS THE MEDIA!!!

You must be so ignorant of the FACTS like these for example: MSM total bias!
I am constantly amazed why you idiots put yourselves out there to be so exposed for your STUPID unsubstantiated COMMENTS other then you rely totally on OLD FASHION CLICHED ladened from CBS/ABC/NBC evening news!

YOU still think those anchors are the MOST TRUSTED???

FACT 85% of the above networks senior execs, broadcast people, etc. GAVE over $1,000,000 to Obama/Democrats in 2008!
ARE you guys that stupid that you can't understand when the MSM BASHED Bush they did so out of well, READ WHAT AN joke Editor of NewsWeek said:

Evan Thomas Editor of NewsWeek's quotes Well, our job is to bash the president, that's what we do." --
Evan Thomas responding to a question on whether the media's unfair to Bush on the TV talk show Inside Washington,
February 2, 2007.http://newsbusters.org/node/10631

But that will never happen under Obama because this hardened, grizzled NewsWeek editor's response about Obama???

I mean in a way Obama’s standing above the country, above – above the world, he’s sort of God."
Evan Thomas on Hardball, Newsweek?s Evan Thomas: Obama Is ?Sort of God? | NewsBusters

DO YOU THINK Thomas like 85% of the reporters,etc. at ABC,CBS,NBC consider Obama a "god" that needed their donations?
Many people are unaware that 85% of the 1,353 network news anchors,editors,executives donated over $1 million to Obama and Democrats so why would anything these reporters/editors/producers write be objective?"
Obama, Democrats got 88 percent of 2008 contributions by TV network execs, writers, reporters | The Daily Caller

ARE YOU that naive, stupid and ignorant to think that the MSM Protected Obama would have been elected if the rest of the uninformed voters understood
the MSM packaged OBAMA and created NEGATIVE news about his opponents!
 
The perfect excuse for losers has been born. It was't the media. It was the IRS. Whine whine whine.

It WAS THE MEDIA!!!

You must be so ignorant of the FACTS like these for example: MSM total bias!
I am constantly amazed why you idiots put yourselves out there to be so exposed for your STUPID unsubstantiated COMMENTS other then you rely totally on OLD FASHION CLICHED ladened from CBS/ABC/NBC evening news!

YOU still think those anchors are the MOST TRUSTED???

FACT 85% of the above networks senior execs, broadcast people, etc. GAVE over $1,000,000 to Obama/Democrats in 2008!
ARE you guys that stupid that you can't understand when the MSM BASHED Bush they did so out of well, READ WHAT AN joke Editor of NewsWeek said:

Evan Thomas Editor of NewsWeek's quotes Well, our job is to bash the president, that's what we do." --
Evan Thomas responding to a question on whether the media's unfair to Bush on the TV talk show Inside Washington,
February 2, 2007.Newsweek's Evan Thomas: 'Our Job Is To Bash the President' | NewsBusters

But that will never happen under Obama because this hardened, grizzled NewsWeek editor's response about Obama???

I mean in a way Obama’s standing above the country, above – above the world, he’s sort of God."
Evan Thomas on Hardball, Newsweek?s Evan Thomas: Obama Is ?Sort of God? | NewsBusters

DO YOU THINK Thomas like 85% of the reporters,etc. at ABC,CBS,NBC consider Obama a "god" that needed their donations?
Many people are unaware that 85% of the 1,353 network news anchors,editors,executives donated over $1 million to Obama and Democrats so why would anything these reporters/editors/producers write be objective?"
Obama, Democrats got 88 percent of 2008 contributions by TV network execs, writers, reporters | The Daily Caller

ARE YOU that naive, stupid and ignorant to think that the MSM Protected Obama would have been elected if the rest of the uninformed voters understood
the MSM packaged OBAMA and created NEGATIVE news about his opponents!



Yes.

The IRS and the Obama administration were able to get away with what they did because the media abdicated their responsibility to question them. It was a culture of arrogance and corruption, which the media enabled because they had to protect Obama.
 
The perfect excuse for losers has been born. It was't the media. It was the IRS. Whine whine whine.

It WAS THE MEDIA!!!

You must be so ignorant of the FACTS like these for example: MSM total bias!
I am constantly amazed why you idiots put yourselves out there to be so exposed for your STUPID unsubstantiated COMMENTS other then you rely totally on OLD FASHION CLICHED ladened from CBS/ABC/NBC evening news!

YOU still think those anchors are the MOST TRUSTED???

FACT 85% of the above networks senior execs, broadcast people, etc. GAVE over $1,000,000 to Obama/Democrats in 2008!
ARE you guys that stupid that you can't understand when the MSM BASHED Bush they did so out of well, READ WHAT AN joke Editor of NewsWeek said:

Evan Thomas Editor of NewsWeek's quotes Well, our job is to bash the president, that's what we do." --
Evan Thomas responding to a question on whether the media's unfair to Bush on the TV talk show Inside Washington,
February 2, 2007.Newsweek's Evan Thomas: 'Our Job Is To Bash the President' | NewsBusters

But that will never happen under Obama because this hardened, grizzled NewsWeek editor's response about Obama???

I mean in a way Obama’s standing above the country, above – above the world, he’s sort of God."
Evan Thomas on Hardball, Newsweek?s Evan Thomas: Obama Is ?Sort of God? | NewsBusters

DO YOU THINK Thomas like 85% of the reporters,etc. at ABC,CBS,NBC consider Obama a "god" that needed their donations?
Many people are unaware that 85% of the 1,353 network news anchors,editors,executives donated over $1 million to Obama and Democrats so why would anything these reporters/editors/producers write be objective?"
Obama, Democrats got 88 percent of 2008 contributions by TV network execs, writers, reporters | The Daily Caller

ARE YOU that naive, stupid and ignorant to think that the MSM Protected Obama would have been elected if the rest of the uninformed voters understood
the MSM packaged OBAMA and created NEGATIVE news about his opponents!

So you contend that no one in the news media can be trusted if they have a political opinion and support political candidates?

Wouldn't that pretty much disqualify everyone at Foxnews?
 
So freedom of the press was a big contributor to Obama's success in running for president?

How much more American can you get than that? The First Amendment in action.
 
So freedom of the press was a big contributor to Obama's success in running for president?

How much more American can you get than that? The First Amendment in action.

In the pocket of Obama, with some exceptions the press in this country has lost their way sad really:(
 
The perfect excuse for losers has been born. It was't the media. It was the IRS. Whine whine whine.

I agree, it reminds me of Obama-bots who claim Obama saved us from a depression that Obama nor anyone in his admin ever saw coming until they failed to end the recession.

Good point Zeke.
 
Mitt Romney's suppression of a personality is what swung the 2012 election.

I thought it was that not enough people liked him due to flip flopping on pretty much every issue. You had to be a mindless "mainstreamer" Republicans that votes for anything with an R next to it to support Mitt.

Kinda like Jake~ but jake would vote Dem if a conservative ran as a Republican sooo..
 
Study finds IRS suppression of Tea Party swung 2012 election

Just imagine if/when the gov't has full control of healthcare
then we can really punish people

a glorious future
 
Study finds IRS suppression of Tea Party swung 2012 election

Just imagine if/when the gov't has full control of healthcare
then we can really punish people

a glorious future

If you have connections in the federal government or lots of money you'll be fine. The rest of us will suffer the government tyranny....Don't screw with the government, you may pay with your life:omg:
 
Stan Veuger? :lol:

The TPM was losing traction by early fall of 2012 and then its now stellar performance by a couple of TPM senatorial wacks allowed the Senate to stay Dem.

The final battle of import was the TPM failure when it shut down the government and could not defeat the debt ceiling bill.

All that is left is the whimpering and whining into the inevitable disaster for the TPM in the primaries and general elections.

ps: if those assholes had concentrated on the infrastructure and roll out, they may have had a chance.

None, now.

People like you helped Romney loose....Stick with your Obama love fake

I worked for and voted Romney. I opposed the far right stupidity with every step of the campaign.

You have lost your hold on the party and are in danger losing your place in it.

We are tired of the far right's political gonorrhea that almost infected us permanently.

If you "worked" for Romney, it must have been the same way as Steve Schmidt and Nicole Wallace "worked" for John McCain.

SABOTAGE at every turn, at every opportunity and with all your mind, heart and soul.
 

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