they would have liked, but they did grab the washington establishment by the collar. the tea party exists because of partisan politics. reporter: and the tea party gave the partisans a hard shake. best pounding of the pundits. sarah palin. borderline lunatic. love her or hate her, she s definitely entertaining. reporter: the hockey mom gone rogue proved all the predictions of her political demise dead wrong, surging in prominence in republican and tea party circles, giving us a new book, a new word of the year, refudiate, and even a new reality show. i think sarah palin would say she s not doing a reality show, she s showing you the peaks and valleys and indigenous life of alaska. and by that i mean her husband, i think. i think she is a brilliant politician. i think she has an instinct for
reporter: best out of the frying pan into the fire. house speaker nancy pelosi who took more heat than anyone else in the negative ad onslaught. the people in her district that know her the best actually really like her. the people outside of her district, the rest of america, are wondering whether or not she has the ability to blink. she seems as disconnected to me as obama but in a less likeable way. best case of making the major parties blink, like it or hate it, the rise of the tea party. i still don t understand where they came from. is it really the republican party in disguise? and they ve just been so successful. i think that means we re winning. it s shocking to me. reporter: they did not grab as many congressional seats as they would have liked, but they did grab the washington
reporter: they did not grab as many congressional seats as they would have liked, but they did grab the washington establishment by the collar. the tea party exists because of partisan politics. reporter: and the tea party gave the partisans a hard shake. best pounding of the pundits. sarah palin. borderline lunatic. love her or hate her, she s definitely entertaining. reporter: the hockey mom gone rogue proved all the predictions of her political demise dead wrong, surging in prominence in republican and tea party circles, giving us a new book, a new word of the year, refeud yate, and even a new reality show. i think sarah palin would say she s not doing a reality show, she s showing you the peaks and valleys and indigenous life of alaska. and by that i mean her husband, i think. i think she is a brilliant
is it really the republican party in disguise? and they ve just been so successful. i think that means we re winning. it s shocking to me. reporter: they did not grab as many congressional seats as they would have liked, but they did grab the washington establishment by the collar. the tea party exists because of partisan politics. reporter: and the tea party gave the partisans a hard shake. best pounding of the pundits. sarah palin. borderline lunatic. love her or hate her, she s definitely entertaining. reporter: the hockey mom gone rogue proved all the predictions of her political demise dead wrong, surging in prominence in republican and tea party circles, giving us a new book, a new word of the year, refeud yate, and even a new reality show. i think sarah palin would say she s not doing a reality show,
likeable way. best case of making the major parties blink, like it or hate it, the rise of the tea party. i still don t understand where they came from. is it really the republican party in disguise? and they ve just been so successful. i think that means we re winning. it s shocking to me. reporter: they did not grab as many congressional seats as they would have liked, but they did grab the washington establishment by the collar. the tea party exists because of partisan politics. reporter: and the tea party gave the partisans a hard shake. best pounding of the pundits. sarah palin. borderline lunatic. love her or hate her, she s definitely entertaining. reporter: the hockey mom gone rogue proved all the predictions of her political demise dead