There is a reason that the Rasmussen poll had a hypothetical "tea party" party as more popular than either Republicans or Democrats.
A lot of those folks who have formed a favorable opinion of this movement are Independents who were the crucial swing vote to Obama in 2008 and have been the group that has experienced the biggest change in their positions.
Don't buy into the media's myth that Republicans can't run on fiscal conservatism (which is what Brown is doing). The reason that Brown surged in the past week was because of his opposition to the healthcare bill, his calls for lower taxes, less spending, etc... These are all the tea party issues, and I think you're seeing a crystalization in Massachusetts of a Republican and Independent voting bloc coming together for tomorrow that will be supportive of the tea party's positions, and the tea party activists' opposition to the direction Congress has been going.
I’m not buying into any myth...Brown was doing just fine on his own; but now thanks to this ‘Tea Party’ organization, we are under assault from a barrage of Coakley ads tying Brown to the ‘Tea Party’ AND Sarah Palin. It is probably too late to affect the vote; but this ‘Tea Party’ ad buy was completely unnecessary, and, with time; would have harmed Brown’s campaign. Rest of America? Great idea. New England? Dumb.