I thought that the Tea Partiers are the people who pass these two tests:
1. They thought that the economy was not important in the future during the Bush vs. Gore debate, and that what was important going forward was to have a president one would feel to have a beer with.
2. After Bush's presidency, they realized that the economy was important, and probably also realized that they have less money for the beer which they realized was now selling at a much higher price.