The Tea Party Caucus - Sandy Adams

Sandy Adams, a member of the Tea Party Caucus has decided to back Mitt Romney. According to CNN she has decided to back Mr. Romney because he represents the Republican chance at defeating President Obama in the general elections in November. This marks a stark difference between her and many of the Tea Party Loyalists. She is displaying a pragmatism that is often lacking in the young Tea Party candidates, representatives and grass roots organizers. What does this say about Sandy Adams?

For those of you who are unfamiliar with Sandy Adams, she is a freshman congresswoman who came to office with many of the other Tea Party members in 2010. Most of her colleagues are too idealistic to throw their support to a moderate like Romney. Maybe though this has to do with the fact that Romney's political committee Free and Strong America PAC donated $2500 to Sandy Adams' campaign back in 2010. But, maybe we're being too cynical here.

Sandy Adams' voting record shows that she has gone against Tea Party hardliners in the past. She voted for a short-term spending plan that was eschewed by many Tea Party members in early 2011. In spite of going against the Tea Party she has not lost the support of many conservatives. Maybe her pragmatism can push the Tea Party to be a more effective batch of legislators rather than a strong opposition force for politicians to have to deal with. That is some delightful optimism. We have now profiled five Tea Party Caucus members now, only some sixty odd more ones to go. That's stolen a bit of my optimistic thunder...