CBS News reporter Elizabeth Palmer compared the Iranian presidential candidates to the Tea Party Saturday evening:
ELIZABETH PALMER: Well, [Hassan Rowhani] was seen as the most reform-minded of all the candidates who ran this time. That being said, they were all very conservative. In U.S. terms, it was as if all the candidates for the presidency came from the Tea Party. Nevertheless, young people, especially, see Mr. Rowhani as presenting a little bit of a hope for liberal reforms. He is a cleric. He is 64 years old. He's a very experienced diplomat. Quite charismatic and also extremely close to the centers of power in Iran.
