Salon: A left-wing Tea Party may be closer than you think

[Jamaal510]

110. Every time the Tea Party comes to mind,

I always think of a force that is not only ideologically-pure, but also is unwilling to work within the system to get things done, is hostile to moderates, disregards social issues of women and minorities, and is unable to grasp the concepts of basic civics. In fact, the Tea Party views the establishment as not "conservative" enough, despite a bunch of evidence to the contrary. I'm fine with populism (and actually prefer going back to some of the old school economics of the Democratic party prior to Reagan), but it would be a huge mistake for the Left to completely emulate what the Tea Party has done. The GOP is on the verge of fully self-destructing.
The author is correct that people are going to have to support candidates who are willing to change the party from within. I would also add that people who want to see change should write to their Congresspersons (if they haven't already), telling them what they want, and continue working in every election to get rid of the nuts so that the President can get more progressive goals accomplished. We still have a House and a whole bunch of governorships to flip.