Well, you're flat wrong. I speak at major Tea Party events, both in OH and AZ (and through a freak of weather just missed the major St. Louis event last year). These are die hards. Dayton OH Tea Party was the second largest demonstration in the U.S. in 2009, and I spoke in front of its 2009 group and later in front of a dozen OH liberty groups. So, no, you're wrong on this one. They are most definitely not "establishment" Republicans---in fact, we put in the head of the Dayton Tea Party as the chairman of the Montgomery Co. GOP and he was a disaster, for a lot of reasons having nothing to do with ideology (but with all the other factors that I repeatedly cite---organization skills, financing, etc).
Funny how those polls never seem to be valid when it comes to actual votes. Funny how Palin's OWN polls told her something different.
Funny how those polls never seem to be valid when it comes to actual votes. Funny how Palin's OWN polls told her something different. Produce the polls that back up your assertion that Palin's support was too weak to run for office. "Palin's OWN polls", as you claim.
And I'm sorry, but it's you who are flat-out wrong about the level of grass roots support for Palin leading up to the 2012 primary. I saw it with my own eyes, everywhere I looked.