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Rush Limbaugh thinks that Mitt Romney is a "fine guy", but is not a conservative candidate for the Republican party.
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Limbaugh's comments highlight a problem for Mitt Romney -- the challenge of impressing the conservative Tea Party movement. HuffPost's Jon Ward examines the possibility that a Romney nomination might "kill the Tea Party." More from Ward's report:
In other words, will the conservative grassroots turn out in force for a Romney ticket -- not only to vote, but also to organize and recruit supporters -- like they did in the 2010 midterm elections? Romney's critics argue they won't.
FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe raised the prospect of a third party candidate if the former Massachusetts governor is the nominee, telling The New York Times this week that at the very least, a Romney candidacy would discourage conservative activism in the 2012 election.
