The Tea Party was doomed from the beginning

It didn't stand a chance.

It started as a fiscally conservative, stay out of the social issues movement. As such it started taking off.

Along came the usual gang of idiots that wanted to add 'their special issue' to the platform and that was the end of that. 

Ray Charles saw that one coming.

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