On the issues the Tea Party cares about, I land right in their bull's-eye.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think the Tea Party has brought important issues to the table.
My political views have since I was a kid someway or another reflected the concerns of Tea Party movement.
So, a lot of my supporters back home are members of the Tea Party.
You know I have had Tea Party support.
At root, the Tea Party is nothing more than a them-versus-us thing.
When you have a political environment that is being so heavily influenced by the Tea Party that calls for shrinking the size of government, you can't ignore it. There are political realities.
And my principles go right in line with the Tea Party.
Politics is not a tea party. When it is time to act, you have to move fast and decisively.
The problem with the Tea Party is that it's been used in a way that scares people into supporting an agenda that's counter to their own interests.
So I'm a pretty conservative fellow, but not conservative enough for the Tea Party.