Sunday Reflection: Tea Party isn’t the same powerful force in 2012 that it was in 2010

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Liberal bloggers and commentators have been unanimous: The Tea Party is, if not dead, dying.

“Ding Dong – the Tea Party is dead!” blared the Daily Kos last Tuesday after Mitt Romney won the Florida primary and not a single candidate even mentioned the phrase “Tea Party” in his speech.

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