tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post917701367872651791..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: RIP Tea PartyNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-64922811464388087762012-04-09T23:09:06.859-05:002012-04-09T23:09:06.859-05:00The difference being that the Tea Party was full o...The difference being that the Tea Party was full of voters and people prepared to do the work to primary incumbents and win elections. That is not nor will it ever be something OWS is prepared to do. Plus there was never any central dominant figure to rally the troops like the half-termer. <br /><br />There are still people clinging to the Tea Party, but the We the People signs are all gone now. I think even some of the people who were part of that movement became embarrassed by it. There are still some hangers-on to the OWS model and I expect both groups to be out in force during the conventions. Publicity hounds.Tien Lenoreply@blogger.com