The Tea Party does make it more difficult for the speaker. On the other hand, the Tea Party are the ones who woke the Republican Party up to the fact that we're a nation going broke and we really do have to take it on.
Fleischer acknowledges the impact of the Tea Party on Republican awareness of fiscal issues.
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What's fascinating is Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, has come out in favor of this.
If you want people to vote for you, you have to be more comfortable talking to people.
The president used to say we need a balanced plan that includes taxes and spending. And now they're saying we can't talk about spending until we have taxes.
In Ohio, independents are going for Mitt Romney. In 15 of the last polls, Mitt Romney has a virtual double-digit lead in the state of Ohio among independents. That's a huge issue in that state.
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