[lwoodham]

I will not be surprised at all if the Tea Party rises to become a 3rd official party AFTER the 2012 election if we can get Obama out and off his dictatorial throne. There are “effectively” 3 parties now, but tea party’ers dare not split the vote until Obama is gone. When that grisly task is done, I will most gladly align myself with a “Tea Party” party, if that arises. I no longer consider myself a Republican, but instead consider myself a constitutional conservative and that distinction has never been more clear. The Republican ruling class are corrupt to the bone, and are no different than the liberal class in most aspects. They are clubhouse buddy’s, and are out to maintain their power and the status quo.

[upsdriver]

Yep, I’m in that same place. The days of a permanent political elite class living off the hard work of the people has got to come to an end.

[Sea Parrot]

There are several conservative 3rd parties out there who are on the ballot in most, if not all states. It would be a simple matter for the Tea Party to merge with one to make it into a dominate force.