Tea Party Activists Harness Anger To Push Message : NPR

en months after the Tea Party movement burst onto the scene, organizers of the fiscally conservative movement are trying to figure out how to harness the angry energy that has fueled their protests.And it may be working.
According to a new Rasmussen Reports poll, Republican candidates should take notice of the activists.
Of 1,000 people surveyed, 23 percent said they preferred the yet-to-be-formed political party over Republican and Democratic candidates from their districts. While the Democrats attracted 36 percent of the vote, the Tea Party candidate picked up 5 percentage points more than the Republican Party candidate.
Tea Party Activists Harness Anger To Push Message : NPR