After The Tea Party: What Now?

Today is Tax Day. This morning (…as I scrambled to finish my taxes and griped and moaned about the ungodly amounts of money that were taken from me by various parts of the government…) I reflected on how the TEA Party movement came about and where it should go from here.

From Rick Santelli’s first mention of a modern TEA Party through today, we have seen a wide swath of regular Americans, conservatives, awakened to the reality that our country is being steered in a fundamentally different direction than that which our founding fathers set for us. Over the past year, our protests have secured national attention and made us the targets of ridicule by the political establishment on both the left and right. Their derision has done nothing but strengthen our resolve and number. Our resolve remained intact.

It’s been clear since the beginning that protesting would not, by itself, bring about the changes that conservatives wanted to see reflected in their government. It’s only through turning protest into votes and votes into electing conservative public servants that the kind of change that I believe in can be achieved. We now stand at the one year mark and I believe a change needs to take place. Erick Erickson said it best in his post yesterday:

So where do we need to go? In a nutshell: back to the classroom then into our town halls, state legislatures, Congress, and online. Some are already doing that. Good. I encourage that. But I go to tea party events all over the country and hear people say “Get involved,” only to have actual tea party activists go home, email me, and ask the “how” that the person on stage never bothered to get to. We must move beyond the protests and get to the fight. We are effective now. We should not settle. How much more effective can we be?

If we are going to make a difference then we need to train and engage. Learn how the left made their strides to victory. We can use those lessons as we turn our country back to the ideals which have made her great. This is why American Majority is partnering with RedState, Smart Girl Politics and the Hancock Committee for the States for our series of Post Party Summits. These are going to be American Majority trainings on steroids. The best and brightest minds of the conservative resurgence are going to be coming together to train and network at these regional summits across America.

If you are interested in making a difference for conservatism then you need to look into joining us at one of these events. Learn more by clicking here!