Perhaps just me, but the Tea Party is more of a mindset that a brand. Could have been the latter had the GOP embraced the bulk of it, but they know better. I hope you’re wrong about freeloaders vs liberty, I think lots, probably most, of those “freeloaders” would rather earn their own way. I hope I’m right.
The Tea Party thing was overblown, they took credit for 2010, when in fact it was the normal mid-term result for the President’s Party, I assure you we will see the exact same thing in 2014, Tea Party or no Tea Party.