The Tea Party would do well to do a very thorough analysis of the Canadian experience.
The UKIP has an easier road than either the Canadian Alliance or the Tea Party because the immigration problem, which is the point of the spear for them, is so major, so obvious, that it is simply impossible to obfuscate it, but there would be much to learn from them as well.
Another huge thing the UKIP has going for them of course is one of the most articulate and likeable national politicians we’ve seen in a very long time.
It sure would not hurt.
When I look at our fiasco, I imagine it in historical terms. We have the historical equivalent of Nevile (SP?) Chamberlin in charge of the GOP telling the base that we can have peace in our time through moderation and accepting the Dems.
How well did that work out for Nev? And the parallels are striking.