Originally Posted By: tonyc
I don't know that the Democratic party would be as fertile a ground for this rapid change as the GOP was for the original Tea Party crowd

I have my doubts. The R party is a tightly controlled, vote-in-lockstep party, so once there's a potential disruption of that lockstep vote (as was threatened by a few TP people), the GOP has to respond quickly to retain any semblance of control or risk fragmenting into oblivion. The D party, by contrast, seem to be more like a collection of cats. If you have the right food, they'll mostly stick together, and come running, but no matter what food you offer, there are always a few persnickety ones who'll go their own way, and no-one really seems to care.