| − | There are thousands of '''Tea Party organizations''' across the United States.<ref>[http://uniteconservatives.org/teapartygroups.html Tea Party Groups by State]</ref> In the state of [[Florida]], for example, there are more than 100 groups affiliated with the [[Tea Party Movement]].<ref>http://www.teapartypatriots.org/State/Florida</ref> The [[National Tea Party Unity Convention]] met in October, 2010 in [[Las Vegas]] to unify tea party groups across the nation. This was co-sponsored by the [[Tea Party Nation]], [[Free America]], [[Leadership Tea Party]], and [[The Leadership Institute]]. The [[Tea Party Patriots]] is of the more widely known Tea Party organizations, which also provides resources and links to other Tea Party groups on its website.<ref>http://www.teapartypatriots.org/</ref> | + | There are thousands of [[grassroots]] '''Tea Party organizations''' across the United States.<ref>[http://uniteconservatives.org/teapartygroups.html Tea Party Groups by State]</ref> In the state of [[Florida]], for example, there are more than 100 groups affiliated with the [[Tea Party Movement]].<ref>[http://www.teapartypatriots.org/State/Florida Florida State Tea Party Groups], [[Tea Party Patriots|teapartypatriots.org]], 2011.</ref> The [[National Tea Party Unity Convention]] met in October, 2010 in [[Las Vegas]] to unify tea party groups across the nation. This was co-sponsored by the [[Tea Party Nation]], [[Free America]], [[Leadership Tea Party]], and [[The Leadership Institute]]. The [[Tea Party Patriots]] is of the more widely known Tea Party organizations, which also provides resources and links to other grassroots Tea Party groups on its website.<ref>http://www.teapartypatriots.org/</ref> |
| | *[[Nationwide Tea Party Coalition]], co-founded by [[Michael Patrick Leahy]]. | | *[[Nationwide Tea Party Coalition]], co-founded by [[Michael Patrick Leahy]]. |
| − | *[[FreedomWorks]] (grassroots director Brendan Steinhauser) | + | *[[FreedomWorks]]<ref>[http://www.freedomworks.org/tea-party-debt-commission Tea Party Debt Commission], [[FreedomWorks|freedomworks.org]], (Accessed October 19, 2011).</ref> (grassroots director Brendan Steinhauser) |