Another crucial thing the tea party did really well is to focus in on the folks who are more or less on your side, and make sure they are as bold as possible.

I really do not think there is a serious split between Republicans and Democrats in Congress in how responsive they are to constituents.

Obama had a mandate for change and Trump clearly does not.

To the extent that we can shine a light on the bad things being done, that's going to have a positive impact.

The tea party had a lot of nasty tactics that were needlessly aggressive and petty and scary. But they proved it is indeed possible for a committed, relatively small number of folks across the country to make Congress listen to them and to slow and stop an agenda.

When someone is running for reelection in Texas, they're not looking for votes in California or New York.

If people don't get as engaged as the tea party was, we're going to lose.