Democrats launch ‘Republican tea party contract on America’

The Democratic National Committee debuted today a major initiative it says will tie the Republican party to the tea party movement. The idea is to drive a wedge between the activist base of today's GOP and the more moderate and independent voters the party relies on in major elections to make up for the advantage Democrats enjoy in overall voter registration. DNC spokespeople point to the recent creation of a tea party caucus in the U.S. House as a sign of the growing convergence of Republican and tea-party interests. Federal Judge Neuters Arizona Immigration Law: What's Next?