Tea Party

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Tea party activist Jamie Radtke, of Chesterfield County, Va., is among four Republicans vying for the party's U.S. Senate nomination. (The Washington Times)

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, autographs a baseball as he greets the crowd after a Tea Party town hall event in Milford, Mich., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks during a Tea Party rally Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Gurzinski)

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Sen. Richard G. Lugar, Indiana Republican, is a 2012 target of the Tea Party. (Associated Press)

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Jamie Radtke, Tea Party candidate for U.S. Senate (left), talks with supporter Tommy Moser (center) of Rockingham County, Va., at a protest outside a debate between Tim Kaine and George Allen. Third-party candidates were excluded from participating in the debate in Richmond on Wednesday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Illustration: GOP embrace of Tea Party by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

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A group of Tea Party activists and supporters of U.S. Senate candidate Jamie Radtke (R) protest outside a debate between Former Virginia governors and current U.S. Senate candidates Tim Kaine (D) and George Allen (R), which third party candidates were excluded from participating at the Virginia State Capitol, Richmond, VA, Wednesday, December 7, 2011. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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Illustration: Tea Party vs. Occupy Wall Street by John Camejo for The Washington Times

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Illustration: Tea Party neck tie by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

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Illustration: Tea Party steam by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

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Illustration: Tea Party and candidates by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

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Illustration: Tea Party

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Illustration: Battle worn Tea Party by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

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Tea party leader Jamie Radtke, a Republican from Chesterfield County, Va., trails in polls and fundraising but thinks she can beat George Allen in the Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)