This website is a companion to Patrick Rafail and John D. McCarthy’s 2023 book The Rise, Fall, and Impacts of the Tea Party Insurgency, published by Cambridge University Press.
The Tea Party emerged in 2009 and largely demobilized by 2014. Our book traces the evolution of the Tea Party from its earliest activities through its maturation, evolution, and decline. We conclude by analyzing the political consequences of the Tea Party through the start of the Trump Administration.
We wrote a blog post summarizing some key themes of the book here. The book is available on Amazon or directly from Cambridge University Press.