Future of the Tea Party

The Tea Party has made huge bounds in the last two years. The movement started out with a small number of people who many liberals thought of as a joke. Over the last two years the movement has gained popularity, and had a major impact on the Midterm Election. Now over the next two years we will see how big of an impact it will have in 2012. I think the Tea Party candidates first need to show the Republicans that they are not going to be pushed around and stand by their ideals. I think we will see the Tea Party's popularity continue to rise the next couple of years because people are beginning to see they are not a bunch of extremists, but just normal Americans who are concerned about their country's future. One quote from David Harmer, a Tea Party candidate from California's Congressional District 11 sums up the Tea Party. He said: "I am American first, Conservative second, and Republican third."