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NEW RICHMOND, Ohio — The flag was prominently displayed Sunday in New Richmond as a crowd of people gathered to celebrate Flag Day with patriotic and political fervor.

Organizers of the Cincinnati Tea Party movement used the symbolic day to encourage political involvement, as the group sets its sight on the national political stage.

“The politicians are disconnected from the citizens. They don’t realize that they still work for us, and too often they go off in their own direction without paying any attention to what the citizens actually want,” said Mike Wilson, president of the Cincinnati Tea Party.

Tea Party organizers said they are trying to encourage political participation in the hopes of influencing the 2010 midterm elections.

An earlier report said there were over 1,000 people there.