Is Tea Party Binge Over? | National Catholic Reporter

Is Tea Party Binge Over? | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: In the Commonwealth of Virgina, we in the Independent Green Party found that the Tea Party here was essentially the core activists of local GOP organizations.  I suspect that is true in most places, which is why in election years they shift from issue activism to working in the GOP structure.  Of course, that means that in the House GOP being in the Tea Party is for the most part checking a box to win the primary and not worry about the general due to gerrymandering.  In the Senate, though, Tea Party activism is a death wish for the GOP unless the entire state is akin to Alabama or Idaho.