Will Tea Party Help or Hurt GOP This November?

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People attend the Tea Party rally on Boston Common on April 14, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Tea Party Express is on a current tour through the United States ending tomorrow in Washington, D.C., on tax day.

Over the last year, the anti-tax Tea Party movement has become a major force in politics. While some say it has invigorated the Republican party and will result in GOP victory this November, others believe it will split Republicans as they go to the polls. This leads to today's Kudlow Caucus question...

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Help Jerry BowyerEconomist, CNBC Contributor The more the media attacks the Tea Parties, the stronger they get. I've spoken at half a dozen of these and I can tell you from personal experience that this is the real deal: genuinely grassroots, strongly committed, well informed and very active.

Help Andrew B. BuschGlobal Currency and Public Policy Strategist BMO Capital Markets They’re a passionate engaged group that turns out to vote for candidates who support fiscal prudence. That is all that you can ask for for a voting block is that they’re motivated, they’re excited, that they’ll turn out. Help Kellyanne ConwayCEO and President the polling company™ "Tea Party" represents a set of ideas that reject bailouts and spending, calls for constitutionalism and limited government, which have dominated the primaries so far. Those voters will turn out in droves this November. Help David P. GoldmanSenior Editor First Things It will contribute to high turnout for republicans in a midterm election. Hurt David GoodfriendLawyer It divides the anti-Democratic vote and muddles the Republican message, plus it forces Republicans in primaries to make statements that bite them in the general. Help Jim LaCampPortfolio Manager, Portfolio Focus, RBC Wealth Management Co-Host, Opening Bell Radio Show, Biz Radio Network But just barely. It will move the discussion to the right and have a "piling on" impact against Democratic candidates and policies. However, in some cases it will split votes ala Ross Perot. Close call, but on the whole, help. Help Art LafferFmr. Reagan Economic Advisor Chief Investment Officer, Laffer Investments It brings attention to the misdirected policies of the Democrats. Help Donald L. Luskin Chief Investment Officer, Trend Macrolytics LLC Help, because it always helps to have a passionate, committed constituency. Without the Tea Party component, the GOP is “who cares?” Help Steve MooreSr. Economics Writer, The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Tea party is going to organize millions of voters around the country and cause a tidal wave of victories for the GOP. Dems wont know what hit them. Even Dems who think they are safe, are in a boat load of trouble thanks to the tea party express. Help Peter Navarro Business Professor University of California, Irvine It’s a focal point for discontent. The only danger are cases like Nevada where you get somebody more extreme and less politically savvy to go up against a veteran. In most cases, it’s all good. Hurt Robert Reich Former Labor Secretary Professor of Public Policy, UC Berkeley It’s driving some GOP candidates so far right that Independents and conservative Dems won’t touch them. Hurt Mark Walsh Political Strategist and Campaign Innovator This one’s easy. Hurt. The tea party is not organized yet around some of the legitimate issues generating anger, and the main spokespeople are not crisp in their presentation of any rational or sustainable solutions. You are left with a series of candidates and organizers who propose “solutions” that are so off mainstream that even 100% turnout from the edge believers will not tilt any elections.