It was just three years ago that the Tea Party was flying high. Riding a wave of anti-establishment and anti-Obama anger, Tea Party candidates knocked off Democrats and Republicans alike. Three years later, the Tea Party’s light seems to have faded. One can look at the results of last week’s election in which the Tea Party underperformed. …
Yet, it would be silly to rely solely on a few off-elections to make a larger statement about the Tea Party at large. The problem for Tea Partiers is that last Tuesday’s results seem indicative of larger national trends. The percentage of Americans identifying with the Tea Party continues to collapse. CONT.
Harry Enten, The Guardian
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