I disagree with you...there is no Patriotism of any kind in the Tea Party or GOP
I think most Tea Party members love their country. I think they happen to be misguided as to what the causes of the problems are.
You see, I've said this before, Occupy Wall Street and the TEA Party are actually angry about the same thing, the incestuous marriage between big business and big government at the expense of the average working person.
The thing is, neither party really changes anything. The reason why Scott Walker will probably win the Presidency is that he seems like a guy who might do something to get things done. After 8 years of Obama, those college kids who supported him in 2008 are now the underemployed wage slaves of 2016 who've moved back in with their parents.
But buck up, the greater probablity is that the GOP will nominate Jeb Bush, and Hillary will have the "Clinton vs. Bush" narrative she needs to win.