Three New Facts About The Tea Party

Three New Tea Party Facts That Should Scare The GOP
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UNITED STATES Ð APRIL 6: Tea party activists Bob Mason, left and John Oltesvig, both of North Carolina, wear colonial costumes with tri-corner hats as they participate in the rally at the Capitol on Wednesday, April 6, 2012, days before a possible federal government shutdown. (Photo By Bill Clark/Roll Call)

The first large-scale political-science survey of Tea Party activists shows the movement isn't going anywhere--and the GOP had better brace itself.

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