The ‘proof’ of the Tea Party this election is the House.
Everyone rails about Romney now and, if they don’t get involved, they’ll rail again when the Republican Party presents them with 400 little Romneys as candidates for their House seats.
But 30 or so more TP/conservative House members would give us the Speakership.
I wish those bemoaning or praising the Tea Party would remember that before it’s too late.
I agree. I am hoping to see more Tea Party backed winners in Congress. Change from the bottom up. Would have liked to see a Tea Party candidate emerge from Congress or from a governorship to be a real “Tea Party” candidate for president. Someone who got there with the backing of the Tea Party, and then has an actual voting record to show they walk the walk. But we just won congressional seats in 2010—we’ve only begun to fight.