Policy of phatic files

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On a different (but related) note:

They're almost 1/5 of the US electorate -- an "anxious response" to a changing economy. But do they have a case? Kate Zernike discusses the Tea Party movement with Sam Tanenhaus on the NYT Book Review podcast.
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/08/book-review-podcast-making-sense-of-the-tea-party/?src=twt&twt=nytimesbooks