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        On the eve of CPAC, assessing the strength of Tea Party politics in Tampa Bay.
            by Mitch Perry
            The Tea Party&#039;s impact on U.S. politics is a matter of record. Despite the fact that a majority of the public says the party doesn&#039;t speak for them, the two-and-a-half-year movement has exercised an amazing amount of influence, most recently in last week&#039;s CNN/Tea Party-sponsored GOP presidential debate in Tampa.&hellip;
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