the REAL TEA "party" is still out there like it was in the beginning. I think there are groups out there who like organizing, or who believe that they have to organize in the name of the TEA party in order to draw membership. Just don't join any group that claims to be TEA party but has organizational structure. Here in Wasilla, a group organized, but does not call itself by a "TEA party" name. It is simply called "Conservative Patriots Group," and is entirely "independent," but its membership is entirely composed of people who support the TEA "party" movement.
Wasilla gets a lot of things right—LOL!