“You know, I don’t think it’s a good idea.” The words uttered by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) on New Hampshire’s WGIR-AM while campaigning on behalf of his father Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas). “Because people have been asking me for a couple years now if the Tea Party is going to stay within the Republican Party and I’d be been saying that the Tea Party has power and influence by primarily keeping Republicans and making them more consistent with their platform and their principles.