On top of that you have a Tea Party movement that will only get larger and more influencial. Tea Partiers have no way back to uninformed and uncaring, once the light goes on and the fire starts...
...and the policies that sparked the movement are only going to get worse.
The Tea Party should focus on 2 things:
1. Getting rid of RINOS via primary challenges
2. Driving voter registration and turnout in:
Virginia
Ohio
Florida
Colorado
New Mexico
Iowa