Don’t be so sure. I’m a democrat, I wanted Hillary, and I was interested in the Tea Party when they first started, because I was disgusted with the fiscal irresponsibility, just like I was disturbed by the deficit growing when Reagan was President. Then I saw the Tea Party filled up with right wingers and uber libertarians and I couldn’t go there, but I still want fiscal responsibility.
Of all the people I talk to it is republicans who more often want to cut taxes and don’t care if we can’t pay for things. It’s like the guy with a credit score of 400 charging up credit cards. He doesn’t care if he can’t pay for it.
The town I lived in in TN the some if the elected officials said they would always vote no on taxes even when taxes would make my total bills cheaper! They didn’t even understand the math they just knew other people liked to hear no taxes.