# What is the point of the Tea Party? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [February 7, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-the-tea-party/528038 "2010-02-07T17:06:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-the-tea-party/528038/61 "2010-02-12T20:08:59Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Thanks but I already looked that up and it doesn’t add to the debate. Why would Conservatives break from the Republican Party when they already control that party? Because they don’t control it. RINOs control it. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-the-tea-party/528038/62 "2010-02-12T20:16:02Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Because they don’t control it. RINOs control it. If the current Republican Congressional delegation are RINOs, then I never want a REAL Republican in power. The current ones already tilt so far to the right they’re ready to fall over and take the rest of us with them. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-the-tea-party/528038/63 "2010-02-12T22:11:32Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Because they don’t control it. RINOs control it. :rolleyes: No, **Clothahump.** The left wing of the Dems is marginalized within the party; the right wing of the GOP is not. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-the-tea-party/528038.md?page=3)