Their strategy was largely based on the construction of a political identity that entailed a collection of beliefs, practices, interpretive frames, and symbols. However, its broader themes of patriotism, fundamentalism, and traditional conservatism served as a cover for voicing outrage against the first black president. Even though the Tea Party has subsided, as Williamson et al. states, “it has undercut Obama’s presidency, revitalized conservatism, and pulled the national Republican Party toward the far right” (25). The brand of conservatism revitalized by the Tea Party movement came to fruition with the election of Donald Trump, who despite not being the Tea Party’s first choice for a candidate, demonstrates many of the ideals they set forward.