There's always been a real overlap between tea parties, the Ron Paul movement and Sarah Palin's conservative grass roots, and the alliance makes itself felt a bit today in Palin's endorsement of the Kentucky Senate bid by Paul's son, Rand. Rand Paul's statement on the endorsement and "generous contribution":
Sarah Palin has clearly seen that Rand Paul supports smaller, constitutional government and is taking the fight to the career politicians and will shake up the tax and spend crowd in Washington D.C. “Governor Palin is providing tremendous leadership as the Tea Party movement and constitutional conservatives strive to take our country back,” Rand said.
It seems to me that for all the talk of a GOP being torn apart by factions, this represents a kind of alliance that Ron Paul wasn't about to enter into in 2008.
UPDATE: Paul is claiming the endorsement, but worth noting that we haven't had a statement from Palin yet.
