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Tea Party Nation? : Forecast
Sen. Dick Lugar was crushed by the Tea Party-backed Richard Mourdock in Tuesday's GOP primary in Indiana, and grassroots activists are now turning their attention to establishment types in Utah and Texas.

After Dick Lugar: Who will the Tea Party target next?

Energized by their Tuesday defeat of the six-term moderate Indiana senator, Tea Partiers are already focusing their sights on other establishment Republicans

 
Tea Party Nation? : The List
A Tea Party shirt hangs from a lamp at a Newt Gingrich rally: Because the movement failed to unite behind one candidate, its influence is dimming in the presidential race, say some Tea Partiers.

The Tea Party's waning influence: 4 theories

Tea Party rallies were everywhere in 2010. But the small-government movement has slipped from view as Mitt Romney surges toward the GOP nomination. Why?

 
Tea Party Nation? : The Bullpen
Edward Morrissey

Edward Morrissey: Is the GOP presidential field a Tea Party failure?

To the dismay of many in the clamorous grassroots, the Republican nominee is all but certain to be an establishment insider 

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
In one new poll, two-thirds of Tea Partiers score Herman Cain favorably, and some say this proves that the grassroots movement has been colorblind all along.

Does Herman Cain's rise prove that the Tea Party isn't racist?

The small-government protest movement opposes America's first black president — but loves the man trying to become the GOP's first black nominee

 
Tea Party Nation? : The Bullpen
David Frum

David Frum: Will the Tea Party abandon politics?

With the moderate Mitt Romney the GOP's likely nominee, a frustrated and fed-up Tea Party might just give up on politics altogether

 
Tea Party Nation? : Burning Question
A Tea Party rally outside the Capitol earlier this year: Texas Gov. Rick Perry may be the Tea Party's best shot at winning the White House, though his poll numbers are trending downwards.

2012 GOP race: Has the Tea Party already lost?

Tea Partiers keep bouncing from one candidate to the next — and that "fickleness" might cost them the chance to pick the GOP nominee

 
Tea Party Nation? : Best Video
In the controversial new video game "Tea Party Zombies Must Die," players are encouraged to shoot a Sarah Palin zombie in the Fox News studio.

The 'gruesome' video game that kills off zombie Tea Partiers

Is a new first-person shooter game that lets you kill a zombie Sarah Palin in the Fox News studio just a fun way to blow off steam — or something more sinister?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Controversy
Teamsters Union President James Hoffa delivered a fierce anti-Tea Party speech to a Detroit crowd on Monday, shortly before President Obama took the stage.

James Hoffa's call to 'take out' the Tea Party: 'Inexcusable'?

Conservatives accuse the Teamsters' leader of urging pro-union voters to take violent action against Tea Party Republicans

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
Rep. Andre Carson (D-Ind.) incited outrage on the Right for suggesting that Tea Partiers in Congress would be glad to see blacks "hanging on a tree."

A Democrat's 'race-baiting' Tea Party attack: 'Beyond the pale'?

The Right takes umbrage after Rep. Andre Carson accuses Tea Partiers of wanting to see blacks "hanging on a tree"

 
Tea Party Nation? : The Bullpen
Edward Morrissey

Edward Morrissey: Can the Tea Party accept that it won the debt-ceiling battle?

The anti-tax grassroots movement forced a paradigm shift in Washington — but many Tea Partiers are still disappointed that they couldn't accomplish more

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
Vice President Joe Biden's office denies that he likened Tea Partiers to "terrorists" during a closed-door meeting.

Tea Partiers: 'Terrorists' or patriots?

The vice president reportedly said that Tea Party lawmakers "acted like terrorists" in Washington's fierce debt negotiations. Is that criticism fair?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Petty Controversy
The manatee population in Florida's Kings Bay is threatened by high-speed boats, but Tea Partiers say there are bigger issues at stake than this gentle marine mammal.

Petty controversy: Tea Partiers vs. endangered manatees

A Florida Tea Party group is fighting new federal restrictions meant to protect the gentle marine mammals from killer boats. Why?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Instant Guide
At the Tampa Liberty School camp kids ages 8 to 12 learn Tea Party principles along the lines of "America is good."

Tea Party summer camp: Indoctrination for kids?

Welcome to Tampa Liberty School, a Glenn Beck–inspired summer camp that teaches 8-year-olds how to fight The Man

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
A Tea Party member holds a flag during a January rally in Texas: Unfavorable views of the grassroots movement reached an all-time high in a recent CNN poll.

Is America over the Tea Party?

Unfavorable views of the grassroots anti-tax movement are surging. Is this a post-midterms hangover, or has the nation really soured on the Tea Party?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said Obama's decision to intervene in Libya should have been authorized by Congress, but otherwise the Tea Party has been largely silent.

Why is the Tea Party silent on Libya?

Liberal critics are decrying the war on Moammar Gadhafi, but the right's notoriously noisy grassroots movement has barely uttered a word. Why?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
Tea Party favorite Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) shows off his comedic chops with an impression of Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.).

A Tea Party congressman's 'hilarious' Harry Reid impression

Freshman Rep. Allen West delights his supporters by mocking the Senate Majority Leader's mousy voice

 

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