RNC Chairman Michael Steele will be meeting with a group of up to 50 Tea Party activists from across the country this afternoon. The meeting will take place at RNC Headquarters at 4pm.<\/p>\n
\u201c The Chairman believes it extremely important to listen to this significant grassroots movement and work to find common ground in order to elect officials that will protect these principals.\u201d Said Katie Wright, RNC Spokeswoman.<\/p>\n
This is part of a broader effort by national Republicans to communicate directly with Tea Party activists rather than risk having their handpicked candidates get run over by the movement.<\/p>\n
One Tea party activist who has traveled hundreds of miles to attend today\u2019s meeting tells Fox News, \u201cSteele wants to try to co opt us, but we\u2019re coming to tell him he doesn\u2019t get it. We want to return the Republican party to its roots. We\u2019re expecting some fireworks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tea Party activists have targeted multiple Republicans they don\u2019t feel are conservative enough, such as Florida Governor Charlie Crist and Senator Bob Bennett of Utah.<\/p>\n
RNC officials tell us the meeting is \u201cprivate\u201d but it looks like we\u2019ll hear all about it this afternoon, as Tea Party activists are planning to speak to reporters as soon as they walk out the door.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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