And where is your candidate? Are they out beating the bushes for money? Would they thumb their noses at Republican's giving them money? How do you think a campaign works?
I would hope that the tea party candidate wouldn’t be expecting money, so very early in the campaign season, from the people who fund Mitt Romney. The tea party candidate would get money from difference sources than the Romney sources, as they’re different candidates who appeal to different consituencies.
RINOs like Romney, and apparently RINOs like Perry, too.