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actually, dunedan, the problem is simpler still. to revert to russian revolution-speak, the tea party has the problem that dogged out the mensheviks--lack of formal structure. there are up and down sides to this. in this particular situation, the tea party is dealing with a down side. for other purposes, the same features are likely a plus--like mobilizing across a spectrum of right political positions.
but there's little dispute that the tea party has in the main benefitted from alot alot of press. positive or negative, it hardly matters. the coverage is what generated the impression (illusion?) that there was such a thing as "the tea party"...think about it. without that coverage, the tea party would be in the same kind of position as the militia movement...not able to move outside a very narrow demographic, not able to manage to go past being a mosaic of organizations many no bigger than a post-office box, etc. etc etc.
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