Conservatives are hoping to remain the heart and soul of the Republican Party, but they may have to fight for it. Conservative activists from all over the country are getting ready to rally today in Washington D.C. Hoping to reclaim Congress, they're fired up and ready to go in this election year.
The Tea Party movement is shaping up to be their best ally - or biggest problem, "we're going to have to retake, if you will, the Republican Party, as opposed to the Republican Party absorbing us," says Tea Party WDC Founder Lisa Miller.
With health care all but dead now, President Obama is an easy political target, "There are those, let's face it, across the aisle who have tried to score political points by attacking what we did" said President Barack Obama.
The key, however, is winning over voters in the middle, the kind that swept Republican Scott Brown to a senate victory in Massachusetts. "This is anger, it's like a primal scream and they're voting against. The midterms elections are a referendum on the party in power. It has nothing to do with the party out of power," says Charlie Cook of "The Cook Political Report."
This conference is about finding conservative common ground, reaching out from the right, and shaping a message conservatives are hoping will be a winner, but members of the tea party movement want a lot more than talk.
Brian Mooar NBC News.
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