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Non-negotiable core beliefs:
Illegal Aliens Are Here illegally.
Pro-Domestic Employment Is Indispensable.
Stronger Military Is Essential.
Special Interests Eliminated.
Gun Ownership Is Sacred.
Government Must Be Downsized.
National Budget Must Be Balanced.
Deficit Spending Will End.
Bail-out And Stimulus Plans Are Illegal.
Reduce Personal Income Taxes A Must.
Reduce Business Income Taxes Is Mandatory.
Political Offices Available To Average Citizens.
Intrusive Government Stopped.
English As Core Language Is Required.
Traditional Family Values Are Encouraged.
Common Sense Constitutional
Conservative Self-Governance
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The more I read this list and think about it the more it just comes across as vague and confusing, a net to reel in anybody who is right of center.
I don't have time to go through this list with a fine tooth comb, some of it I agree with in theory, some of its ridiculous (in my opinion) but at this point it reads more like a right wing recruitment list then anything else. As though they are just trying to get their fingers in as many right wing pies as possible. If I'm looking for a right wing candidate and was presented with that list I'd be asking why I should throw away my vote on the Tea Party instead of supporting the Republican candidate who would have a better chance of winning and would support most if not all of whats listed above.
I'd be interested in hearing how they plan to set themselves apart from the GOP in any substantial way. The social issues they seem to be interested in are really no different then Republican stance and perhaps the answer to the OP is that they have a generic right wing stance on social issue and just leave it at that. The fiscal conservatives involved don't seem all that interested in social issues and are leaving them up to those who are. Certainly weather or not they will continue down the same road it would be hard to fathom them going in the other direction and taking a left wing (or even center) stance on ANYTHING without alienating those they've already recruited. It may be guess work, for the time being I just don't see them saying or doing anything at a national level that would lead me to believe otherwise.
Time will tell I suppose but if it doesn't change I don't see how they could survive as anything more then a political fad without defining themselves as a real alternative.