Eric Liu : GOP establishment seemed to be reasserting itself , then Eric Cantor loses . Liu : tea party wins even when it loses , forcing GOP establishment further to the right . Liu : Tea party uses every strategy to give a member of the minority an outsize advantage . Nobody better at democracy , and other groups , benefit from tea party , he says .
Eric Liu : GOP establishment seemed to be reasserting itself , then Eric Cantor loses . Liu says tea party wins even when it loses , forcing GOP candidates further to the right . Liu : Tea party uses every strategy to give a minority of the minority party outsize clout . Nobody better at democracy , and other groups can learn from tea party , he says .