The political left is in big trouble right now. They know they're toast. The left wing talking heads are doing the best they can to separate and alienate (Alinski) the Tea Partiers, but the Tea Partiers are holding their own and growing anyway. The left wing talking heads are making fools out of themselves.
The problem with their Alinski 'alienate' tactic is that Alinski said to alienate individuals. The only thing they are accomplishing is pissing off more and more of actively voting Americans when they attack the ideals of the Tea Party.