<P> The movement began following Barack Obama 's first presidential inauguration ( in January 2009 ) when his administration announced plans to give financial aid to bankrupt homeowners . A major force behind it was Americans for Prosperity ( AFP ) , a conservative political advocacy group founded by businessmen and political activist David H. Koch . It is unclear exactly how much money is donated to AFP by David and his brother Charles Koch . Following a February 19 , 2009 call by CNBC reporter Rick Santelli on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for a `` tea party , '' over fifty conservative activists agreed by conference call to coalesce against Obama 's agenda and scheduled series of protests , including the 2009 Taxpayer March on Washington . Supporters of the movement subsequently have had a major impact on the internal politics of the Republican Party . Although the Tea Party is not a party in the classic sense of the word , some research suggests that members of the Tea Party Caucus vote like a significantly farther right third party in Congress . </P>
<P> The movement began following Barack Obama 's first presidential inauguration ( in January 2009 ) when his administration announced plans to give financial aid to bankrupt homeowners . A major force behind it was Americans for Prosperity ( AFP ) , a conservative political advocacy group founded by businessmen and political activist David H. Koch . It is unclear exactly how much money is donated to AFP by David and his brother Charles Koch . Following a February 19 , 2009 call by CNBC reporter Rick Santelli on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange for a `` tea party , '' over fifty conservative activists agreed by conference call to coalesce against Obama 's agenda and scheduled series of protests , including the 2009 Taxpayer March on Washington . Supporters of the movement subsequently have had a major impact on the internal politics of the Republican Party . Although the Tea Party is not a party in the classic sense of the word , some research suggests that members of the Tea Party Caucus vote like a significantly farther right third party in Congress . </P>
who formed the base of the tea party political movement
who formed the base of the tea party political movement
Americans for Prosperity ( AFP ) , a conservative political advocacy group founded by businessmen and political activist David H. Koch
Americans for Prosperity ( AFP ) , a conservative political advocacy group founded by businessmen and political activist David H. Koch