I remember hearing about it when I was trapped in an Airport for a few hours. It created a bit of buzz because the Democrat in the region was in a deal of trouble, and the only thing that seemed likely to save him was a third party. The candidate was celebrated by Palin while she was on that road tour of hers through the region.

I know its a real rare thing, but at least some of the Tea Partyers have the idea that the GOP is no more trustworthy of tax dollars than the Democrats (hard to blame them, after Bush) and so ARE talking about themselves in terms of a political entity of their own. I swear I didn't just pull this out of the ether.