Tea party conservatives are fearful that Mitt Romney could harm the Republican Party brand that the movement has sought to recast post-George W. Bush, a top FreedomWorks staffer tells TPM. He concedes that the reason conservatives haven’t rallied behind one of his opponents is because they see no clear right-wing alternative who’s also electable.
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