Why are liberals so afraid of the Tea Party?

Tea Partiers are some of the most informed and politically active people in the voter regisgtration list. Progressives and liberals got where they are today by being politically active and leading people with misinformation...ALL THE TIME. They see and recognize that the Tea Party is moving into the political area that the Progressives held for almost 100 years. The Progressives are very scared and won't accept the will of the electorate despite all their 100 year's phony lip-service to voters, politicians or press media. This is really the 'change' we can all live with despite President Obama's empty-suit platitudes.