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,