The GOP needs to get a clue but they are TOO STUPID. People do not like what they are peddling and the status quo politicians they support. People want something else (both on the Conservative and Lib side).
The tea party could capitalize on this in a big way, but they too have their blind side, though not as bad as the establishment GOP.
The Tea Party IS the alternative to the establishment. Libertarians are a radical movement like the homosexual lobby. There is no libertarian tradition in America. The Tea Party is all about getting back to conservative, founding principles and rolling back progressive ideas. A movement that’s for open borders, same-sex marriage, cutting of our military and legalized drugs has more in common with progressives than not.