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They are always afraid of a strong competitor rising up within the Party.

And they should be. You have to garner both the support of your rank and file members, as well as your large contributors. You don't generally want a rogue. But when you swing so far that you no longer can keep your rank and file in the party, you've got to re-evaluate your strategies. The party simply refuses to face reality. It's candidates are not sparking the kind of support that will win elections. If you can't beat the likes of Gore, Kerry, and Obama (for heaven's sake) by wide margins then you're definitely failing. These three elections should have been blow-outs. Instead we barely scrape by, and folks like me so angry at the leadership, we're thinking of leaving the party for good. It does not support my beliefs. Truth be told, it's not supporting the beliefs of any devoted Conservative.

The Teaparty owes nothing to the RNC.

If something I said made you believe I thought it did, it was unintentional. I don't believe it, so I wouldn't try to out-right say it or imply it.

If the Tea Party were to go formal, start lofting candidates under it's own banner, it would have to register in all fifty states. Then it would have to compete with another party that likes to think of itself as the true representative of good values for America. A good number of people would remain with that other party. The result would be a unified Left, and a splintered Right trying to vie for votes.

My comments were intended to address this reality without going into detail. If you change the Republican party from within, and change it's leadership and it's goals, it's better than starting a formal third party. At least that's my take on it.

The heart and soul of the party could still remain the Tea Party group. This seems to be what is taking place right now. I'm all for it.