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he Republican Party made a huge mistake not embracing the tea party in 2010, and it cost them in 2012, radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh said on his show Wednesday.
But Limbaugh predicts another huge tea party turnout in the 2014 midterm elections. The reason: There's no single national candidate on the ballot to make them sit home – and the things that angered them in 2010 have gotten worse.
Republicans had natural allies in the tea party movement, Limbaugh said, but chose to distance themselves from them.
"You could welcome them into the fold. You could build a movement around them," Limbaugh said.
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