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Convention attendees kneel in prayer at the National Tea Party Convention.
Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010

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  • David Von Drehle
  • The Tea Party is not a political party but a grass-roots movement that expresses a vast discontent unsettling Americans. What the Tea Partyers share — and why they're a potent force
Photo: David Walter Banks for TIME | Source: It's not a political party; it's a grass-roots movement that expresses a vast discontent unsettling Americans. What the Tea Partyers share--and why they're a potent force