michelle goldburg, what do we know now? >> speaking of fake contests, it's entirely possible to overestimate the significance of this, since, basically, santorum won a game of musical chairs. but never the less, after years of hearing about the tea party and this new small government, this new small government turn on the right, we now know that, basically, the right is the same as it ever was, you know, that the tea party was just, for the most part, not entirely the christian right in new guise and they've elected another very intrusive, big government elective. or tried to elect. but the top two, you know, romney and santorum, are by no stretch of the imagination kind of in line with the tea party, at least as the media like to imagine them. >> ron paul, who i think would be closer to the kind of essence of the tea party did double his performance. he got -- more than double. he got 9% last time around, he got 21% this time. it was a very good showing for him. obviously, in terms of trending, if he could run, you know, t

michelle goldburg, what do we know now? >> speaking of fake contests, it's entirely possible to overestimate the significance of this, since, basically, santorum won a game of musical chairs. but never the less, after years of hearing about the tea party and this new small government, this new small government turn on the right, we now know that, basically, the right is the same as it ever was, you know, that the tea party was just, for the most part, not entirely the christian right in new guise and they've elected another very e intrusive, big government elective. or tried to elect. but the top two, you know, romney and santorum, are by no stretch of the imagination kind of in line with the tea party, at least as the media like to imagine them. >> ron paul, who i think would be closer to the kind of essence of the tea party did double his performance. he got -- more than double. he got 9% last time around, he got 21% this time. it was a very good showing for him. obviously, in terms of trending, if he could run, you know,

michelle goldburg, what do we know now?speaking of fake contests, it's entirely possible to overestimate the significance of this, since, basically, santorum won a game of musical chairs. but never the less, after years of hearing about the tea party and this new small government, this new small government turn on the right, we now know that, basically, the right is the same as it ever was, you know, that the tea party was just, for the most part, not entirely the christian right in new guise and they've elected another very e intrusive, big government elective. or tried to elect. but the top two, you know, romney and santorum, are by no stretch of the imagination kind of in line with the tea party, at least as the media like to imagine them. >> ron paul, who i think would be closer to the kind of essence of the tea party did double his performance. he got -- more than double. he got 9% last time around, he got 21% this time. it was a very good showing for him. obviously, in terms of trending, if he could run, you know, thr