What happens to the Tea Party If the GOP wins back the White House?

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I doubt that any president would be to the right of John Boehner or Mitch McConnell, and many Tea Partiers don't seem to care for them very much. It's not impossible for a conservative candidate to win in the general, but I do think that it would require a particularly good environment for the GOP, or a particularly bad Democratic candidate. I'm also not sure if the GOP would nominate a Tea Partier, given the party's last several nominees weren't considered the most conservative candidate in the race.

I think some of the intensity will go away once Obama leaves office (mostly for reasons other than race), but I think those on the far right are going to continue to be more vocal than they were prior to 2010. Governing as a Republican will be difficult going forward, imo, just as Boehner faces a difficult job.