"One thing that's changed in the campaigning is that in addition to going to local Republican Party debates and monthly meetings, we're going to Tea Party gatherings all over the state," Robinson was quoted saying recently. "Many of these are highly attended, with very enthusiastic attendees, many of whom have probably not been this politically active in the past."
In Michigan:
"As Michigan heads to its Aug. 3 primaries, Republicans running for governor and Congress from the U.P. to southeast Michigan are paying attention and -- in some cases -- homage to the growing influence of the nascent, largely anti-government movement."
In Alabama:
When Rick Barber and Martha Roby square off Tuesday for the Republican nomination in an Alabama congressional district, they'll be representing a larger contest: one that pits the Tea Party's enthusiasm and red meat rhetoric against national GOP leaders' strategy to take control of Congress in November.
Of course in Utah, Nevada, etc..
In Utah, tea partiers toppled incumbent Sen. Bob Bennett for supporting the Wall Street relief bill. In Nevada, they put Sharron Angle in the fall race against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. Their governor picks won primaries in Maine and South Carolina.
One thing is for sure, the tea party has become a force to be reckoned with.
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