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Why Democrats Should Blame Themselves for the Tea Party

A new Pew poll charts Americans’ growing distaste for government—which has helped fuel the rise of the Tea Party. Texas legend Kinky Friedman on why the Democrats have no one but themselves to blame.

Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
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Protesters applaud ceremonies at a Tea Party rally on Boston Common on April 14, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Darren McCollester / Getty Images)
Kinky Friedman

Kinky Friedman

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