It’s never been about so-called Tea Party groups and organizations.
It’s about US.
We, the fed up.
We, the sick and tired.
We, THE PEOPLE.
Why donate money to a “Tea Party Patriot,” “Tea Party Express,” or whatever EIEIO group comes along, when you can contribute directly to a political candidate who shares your values?
It eliminates the bureaucratic middleman.
I think you’ve summed it up well. I’ve seen some truly idiotic stuff put forth by a purported “tea party group” in ways that cause even Conservatives to fight amongst themselves, even though everyone agrees on the fundamental principle that underlies the issue.
This doesn’t help any more than when 5 or 6 “tea party candidates” divide the conservative vote amongst themselves so the GOP elitist can win.
Listen to Dave Brat say it himself: he won on the strength of ideas that reflect common sense and solutions that are based on conservative principles, not “left vs right” nonsense:
What you said. Bingo.
I wholly agree. Not $ accumulating organizations with no seeming accountability, but to real, conservative candidates.