Tea Party Convention moved to October

A National Tea Party Unity convention that was scheduled to be held in Las Vegas in July will now take place in October, according to organizers. The event, organized by Tea Party Nation (a national Tea Party organization) and Free America (a conservative non-profit group) and other organizations, will still be held at the Palazzo Las Vegas Resort. But Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips confirmed to CNN Saturday that the date is being moved from July 15-17 to October in order to hold the event closer to the midterm elections. "We concluded it would more advantageous to hold the convention in the middle of October just prior to the November elections," says Phillips in a statement...more