[Lorianne]

Esk has a right to say/believe whatever he wants. I have no quibble with him on that.

I have a right to say it is hurting the tea party goals for governance (if he is indeed affiliated with the tea party).

[DJ MacWoW]

Okay but what did he say that was wrong?

Or is it the left using selected quotes again? Quotes from 2013.

[Syncro]

There is nothing out there that says Esk is backed by any tea party group whatsoever.

It's all a ruse to paint the tea party movement in a bad light.

But google is full of articles calling him a "tea party" candidate, saying he is "backed by the tea party" but nowhere does it say what tea party org or group.

About the author:

Mark Joseph Stern is a writer for Slate. He covers science, the law, and LGBTQ issues

The tea party affiliation is make up of whole cloth, it's Alinsky tactics.

I only see one mention of "tea party" action, walking precincts for Esk 4 years ago.

They call themselves a tea party group, but it was formed under Beck's 912 thingie, so not really TPM IMO. (In 2009 when the TPM started, Beck jumped in front of the parade and tried to draw tea party people to follow him and his 912 group)