Author and *New York Times* Correspondent Kate Zernike talks about the impact of the tea party movement on American politics.
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Kate Zernike is a national correspondent for The New York Times and was a member of the team that shared the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting. She has covered education, Congress, and four national elections for the Times and was previously a reporter for The Boston Globe.