Looks like the Tea Party is no longer a raising star -- indeed it appears to be falling rather quickly. Influence within the GOP is declining, negative perceptions are way up, and the number of events (public participation) is way down.
http://prospect.org/csnc/blogs/tapped_archive?month=08&year=2011&base_name=the_tea_party_in_decline
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-oped-0815-pitts-20110815,0,482818.column
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/07/22/273766/tea-party-events-declining/
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http://prospect.org/csnc/blogs/tapped_archive?month=08&year=2011&base_name=the_tea_party_in_decline
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-oped-0815-pitts-20110815,0,482818.column
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/07/22/273766/tea-party-events-declining/
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