But even if the Tea Party fails in the near-term—which is still not a forgone conclusion—so did the Goldwater movement, which was considered a spectacular failure after the catastrophic 1964 presidential election. Predictions were made that the Republican Party would not recover. Yet Richard Nixon, who had campaigned for Goldwater in ’64, took the White House just four years later.
Barry Goldwater, Jr. told NewsMax on Wednesday that establishment Republicans who are bitter over the stunning success of Tea Party conservatives this primary season “ought to keep their mouth shut and just take a look at what’s going on in this country” and that Christine O’Donnell’s win was “no surprise.”
For those who were surprised, it is time to take a closer look.
And remember the lessons of history.
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