@bobsal u1553115,
I'm Libertarian. Do I support the Tea Party? I used to support them pretty strongly but they were co-opted by establishment Republicans and they started to drag the social issues into again. At that point there was no difference between them.
The establishment of the Tea Party was due to the bank bailouts and those of us like myself being upset that the govt would supply more money to the very people who helped sink the economy in the first place. We objected to "to big to fail". As I said later on, the main stream GOP joined the group and started pushing the same old social issues that I no longer agreed with. So I no longer support the Tea Party or the GOP. I'm a registered Independent now. Trust me I've been getting calls from the GOP and the Dem's asking me to support their parties. I refuse.
Instead of having me answer my own question due to your claims, I'm interested in how you claim Republican. I'm not judging, I really want to know what it is in your beliefs that make you claim Republican. Who do you vote for?
I voted Gary Johnson in the 2012 election. How about you?