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8th August 2011

“There was always a sense that Cantor had his finger on the pulse of the tea party crowd,” a Democratic official involved in the talks said. Cantor and Boehner both emphasized that the new hard-liners were a “different breed,” an “extreme force that could not be controlled.” The official added: “I, for one, was never sure whether they were using this as a negotiating tactic or expressing genuine frustration.”

~ WaPo