I agree with you. . . “The number of people who align their political leanings with the Tea Party mindset is enormous”. . . I attended a Tea Party and I would say that 50 or more of my friends wish they HAD attended. . . : )
This is the same experience I have had... people at work, people I just happen to know, people I correspond with for other reasons - often surprise me with comments that reveal so much... comments opposing what is going on in D.C.
There is a huge movement of ‘mindset’ that is going on in America - A Tea Party Mindset... stand up for liberty, stand up for truth, stand up for the Constitution and much more...
After all there is a constant and consistent barrage of circulated email messages among friends, acquaintances, affinity groups and more -— and so many of them are spot on articles calling out Obama, Reid and Pelosi for their leftist progressive outrages...
Just an observation - Pelosi may be the most widely known Speaker of the House in 40-50 years among the American populace... And 99% of what is circulated by email message is Pelosi NEGATIVE