With the 2014 primary calendar rolling on, one question has come to dominate the discussion: Where’s the tea party? The Republican Party’s populist force of 2010 has a rough go of it so far. …
But looking at the numbers, the tea party’s struggles should not be a surprise. Polling data from the Pew Research Center shows the movement is in a very different place than it was in 2010. Across the board the tea party has seen declines and not just with the population at large, but with Republicans and with groups within the Republican Party. CONT.
Dante Chinni (American U.), Wall Street Journal