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So apparently, some tea party conservatives were not happy with Rep. Mia Love's (R-Utah) vote for John Boehner for House speaker. Her backing of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) amid his scandal also rankled some on the right:

This is fromThe Shark Tank, a conservative blog:

The Twitter/blogger backlash prompted Love to weigh in on her vote. She explained her vote in an e-mail to theWashington Examiner:

There were no qualified or notable campaigns for speaker within the Republican Party other than John Boehner. Casting a vote for a candidate who has not actively campaigned and does not have the support to be speaker is an indirect vote for Nancy Pelosi, and I will not vote for Nancy Pelosi. There will be a time and a place for me to stand as a lone voice of dissension, but the vote for the speaker, is not that place. For me to be an effective congressman over the next two years it is important for me to be on the side of the elected speaker.

Love has dealt withthe tea party question since she ran in 2012. In that race,some tea party-style conservatives backed her primary opponent--among them, Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R). And astory by The Salt Lake Tribunedetailedhow the city's budget and property tax rate went up when she was mayor of Saratoga Springs.

At the same time, she did get an endorsement from FreedomWorks,a national tea party group,and was seen as a rising star.

In 2014, she nabbed the endorsement of the Tea Party Express. They cited her fiscal responsibility and opposition to the Affordable Care Act. Yet, at some point, during the race, she seemed toreject the tea party label,which again drew some scrutiny. Love said she wasn't rejecting the tea party, but rather the concept of labeling more broadly.

It's also true that Love's rhetoric from 2012 to 2014 changed a bit, even as her policy positions remained fairly constant. Her comments about the Congressional Black Caucus, for instance, were very strident in 2012 and less so in 2014. And she angered some conservatives when she questioned the tea party driven government shutdown in 2013 overObamacare.

And yet, it seems the "official" tea party (whatever that is) counts her as one of their own.

From a currentteaparty.org headline.

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How tea party is Mia Love?

On Tuesday, 25 Tea Party Republicans vote against their partys candidate for Speaker of the House, knowing that they would almost surely be unable to defeat John Boehner or elect a Speaker more to their liking?

Because they are crazies? Not necessarily. In fact, it could be a very smart move, from their point of view. It would provide a credible threat that if he brings a bi-partisan compromise to the floor that they and just a few other like-minded Republicans oppose, they would have sufficient votes to remove him as Speaker by a motion on the House floor to vacate the chair. It was just such a threat that prevented Boehner last term from bringing to the floor a number of bipartisan compromises, including immigration reform.

If House Democrats are interested in increasing the chances of such compromises and neutralizing the Tea Party threat, they can very easily. All that they would need to do is to sign a public letter to Boehner assuring him that they will provide whatever votes are necessary to defeat a motion to vacate the chair during this session of Congress. There is no need to negotiate with thespeaker or Republicans leadership on this strategy in fact, it would be better for Boehners relations with his caucus if they didnt. It would also play well with an American public looking for bi-partisan accomplishment.

Boehner, of course, would publicly dismiss the offer and declare that he needs no such help and intends to preside with the full support of his party's caucus. Privately, he will appreciate the help and relish the irony.

Steven Pearlstein is a business and economics columnist who writes about local, national and international topics.

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