“I thought it was a revolution. I thought we were going to completely change the way that Washington worked. Within one week—I’m not exaggerating—I saw a large majority of my class saying, essentially, ‘Whatever you need us to do, we will do.’ And I was sick inside.”
— Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID), quoted by Politico, on the Tea Party “revolution” of 2010.
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