Similarities Between US Tea Party And UK Euroskeptics

The Tea Party in the US has pushed the Republican Party too far to the right to win general elections.  The Tories in the UK have also pushed the conservative party too far to the right.  Cameron won the general election but his political options have been limited by radical Tories in his party.  This is a difficult problem to overcome because of the way in which political parties select their candidates.  Extremists in both parties tend to be more active in primary campaigns than moderate voters.  Radical Tories and Tea Party members in the US share a common ideology based upon divisive social issues in both countries.