If you seriously think Angle is the tea party personified, then what could have been the most intelligent part of you, ran down someone's leg.
she was supported by the tea party for the primary
Which tea party GROUP supported her? When people use the phrase 'tea party', they think of it as a monolithic centralized party like Dems and Repubs with an identifiable head. Hell, you, I, most media, the NAACP, etc., and most other USMB posters forget that the tea party is fragmented with changing faces. Therefore, currently, no one face IS, and logically can be, the tea party personified.
The Changing Face of the Tea Party | The Rundown News Blog | PBS NewsHour | PBS