Tea Party, Ted Cruz Cause Winds of Change in DC

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In the flurry of post-government-shutdown analysis, the talking heads are speculating about the demise of the Tea Party. According to The New York Times:

"In the aftermath of the U.S. government shutdown and a close call with default, there is a political consensus among Democrats, many Republicans, establishment conservatives, business leaders and the inside-the-Beltway commentariat: Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Tea Party members in the House have done grievous harm to themselves and their brand. They caused economic and political wreckage and got nothing for it. The silver lining, critics say, is that these right-wingers may now be chastened, and Mr. Cruz's national ambitions have been dealt a lethal setback."

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