Politico’s Alex Isenstadt notes that a special election in upstate New York is turning into an early test of whether the Tea Party movement will have any political staying power: Tea party activists from across the nation are rallying around the House special election in upstate New York, viewing it as the first electoral test of the nascent conservative movement’s political muscle.

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Politico – Tea Party activists view the House special election in N.Y. as the first test of the movement’s mettle. Read more here:  (Politico)”> (Politico)”>NY-23 race first test of tea party power (Politico)