[DustyMoment]

There has never been a Tea Party candidate YET, because the Tea Party continues to call itself a grass roots movement and NOT a political party.

THUS, my suggestion that we STOP giving ANY money to the RNC and put pressure on the Tea Party to register as a formal political party.

I’m not as dumb as you seem to think. I KNOW that the Tea Party candidates we elect have to run as “Republicans” because the Tea Party is not an official, formally recognized or registered political party. If we push them, they will probably register, hopefully before the next election (assuming that there will BE a next election!).

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DM, you are mistaking me. And you aren't seeing that you and I agree on MUCH more than you give me credit for. I HAVE repudiated the RNC as an organization, and excoriate phone solicitors from the RNC every time they call - I think I even made one cry~! I have a whole toy cash till filled with toy money to send them with a note: "Fake money for fake conservatives."

I ONLY support individual candidates who unapologetically champion whole conservatism and who have a proven track record of staunch conservatism; most of whom identify as Republican.

A candidate can identify as Republican without adopting the pernicious value system of the party establishment. That's all I'm saying.