We haven't seen the last of the Tea Baggers, not by a long shot...

[Hellataz]

http://www.huckpac.com/?Fuseaction=Blogs.View&Blog_id=2351

Huckabee as well as many GOP "Leaders" are gonna use this "Movement" as their political platform. They will run this idea into the ground.

My conservative Friend who went to the Redding CA Tea Party sent me this from Huckabee:

Subject: Tea Parties = Round 1. What Should Happen Next?

"The Fair Tax rally I attended in Columbia and the nati onwide Tea Party rallies were round one of a nationwide movement of voter anger over tax dollars misspent on misplaced priorities by Democrats in Congress.

We must now begin to think about how we harness this energy constructively. I want to hear from you on this important matter. Please vote here in this poll and leave a comment on our blog.
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With gratitude,

Mike Huckabee"

[prolesunited]

1. Great

Let them hitch their posts to this. They will be the permanent minority.

[Hellataz]

2. Exactly, all the tea parties accomplished was to energize the GOP base,

but they can't win with just their base and they don't get that. They think the Tea parties are going to bring over all the independents as well.

[Bicoastal]

3. So you're saying the 2009 Tea Parties were the equivalent...

...of adding Sarah Palin to the 2008 GOP Ticket?

Sounds about right...

[JohnnyLib2]

4. I agree with the OP.

The "red" voters are in disarray and SOMETHING will evolve (no pun intended); some leaders will emerge.
I'm inclined to enjoy the double entendre and so forth, but not to underestimate possible new trends.