Who’s afraid of the Tea Parties? Nobody.
‘We came for her’: Health-reform protest becomes Bachmann love-in — and Democrats insist they love that, too

As the tea party revelers relished in Bachmann’s rising star, so, too, did the Democrats — who see the Minnesota representative’s ascension to the top of the GOP as a sign of the party’s weakness.

“If Republicans want to make Michele Bachmann the voice of the party, that’s more than fine with us. We’ll help circulate the petition,” said Democratic National Committee spokesman Hari Sevugan. “It’s their extreme right-wing, rigid ideological agenda that has Americans leaving the Republican Party in droves — and so, if displays like today are what they think is a smart political strategy, all we can say is: Go for it.”

Dems are getting smart.