Complex sentence: Modern American Conservatives often identify with the Patriots of the 1770s, a fact exemplified in 2009 by the Tea Party movement naming itself after the Tea Party of 1773 and its members routinely dress in costumes characteristic of the Founding Fathers.
Split into simpler sentences: Modern American Conservatives often identify with the Patriots of the 1770s, a fact exemplified in 2009 by the Tea Party movement, named after the Tea Party of 1773. Its members routinely dress in costumes characteristic of the Founding Fathers.