[wideawake]

Then again, when they do get their own MPs, they won’t be under the corrupting thumb of the Tories.

They operate in a Parliamentary system. They have to either join a coalition, or be in permanent opposition and never grow because they cannot execute on their initiatives.

The Tea Party is better served by becoming indispensable to the GOP.

[9YearLurker]

I completely disagree.

The tea party reps and senators overwhelmingly get bought off and corrupted by the GOPe once they’re there.

I don’t expect to Farage and crew selling out in the same way.

[Colonel_Flagg]

The Tea Party is better served by becoming indispensable to the GOP.

The GOP wastes no opportunity to tell us that they don't want us around. Indispensable? Hardly.