I pray so!
No the are not. The majority of voters do not care nor pay attention to the Tea Parties.
In all but a small demographic Dems will vote dems and Republicans either will vote the party line or not vote at all.
We need someone like Reagan who will galvanize the conservative vote. Palin needs to really get out there.
The rest of the Conservative party needs to get a groundswell going to make this happen.
What our country does not need is a repeat of the Bush/Clinton election. Another Perot election will fragment conservatives for ever.
It seems to be headed that direction.