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Especially in light of some of her questionable endorsements.

I think the message she sent to the Tea Party contingent was basically that she agrees with the underlying principles they do, but she is not beholden to the movement and will make her political decisions herself.

Now it's up to anybody who supports the Tea Party movement to decide whether or not that's good enough to earn their support in future political endeavors.

[RichInOC]

That’s how I’d like to think I’d operate, so I can hardly fault her for doing the same.