Democrats attacking GOP as tea party

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats plan to say the tea party and Republicans are working from the same playbook and neither should be rewarded during November's midterm elections.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine is planning Wednesday to link Republicans with the tea party activists. DNC sources say the party's strategy is to paint the election as between Democrats and a joint GOP-tea party plan for the country. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity ahead of the official launch.

Democrats plan to cite tea party activists' statements and GOP support, labeling it as a "Republican-Tea Party Contract With America." That is a play on the 1994 GOP Contract With America that helped Republicans win control of the House.