David Gergen actually said...

"This galvanizes the right. In talking to conservatives who were in state legislatures who got elected by the Tea Party folks, they say, look, this is what's going to bring the Tea Party out."

"This is the issue that ignited those town halls. So I think it will definitely give a lift on the Republican side."

"Mitt Romney cannot win with simply the Tea Party as a -- in that part of the base. He needs to bring in some of those people from the middle."

"It's very, very important. Yes, money counts. Yes, ground game counts. Both Paul and Gloria are right about that. But so do fundamental ideas. They matter in politics."