All the Tea Party Ladies, All the Tea Party Ladies

by: Rosi Efthim

Tue Sep 14, 2010 at 10:16:05 PM EDT

All the Tea Party Ladies - Sarah Palin of Alaska formerly of Alaska, who stumped for O'Donnell. O'Donnell from Delaware. Anna Little from New Jersey. And Sharron Angle from Nevada, riding into Jersey tomorrow to campaign for Little. 'Tea Party-Approved' Anna Little is the Highlands Mayor who won a primary against better-funded establishment candidate Diane Gooch. And that makes her the GOP nominee opposing long-time NJ-6 Congressman Frank Pallone, charging at him from the far-rightiest right.

And tomorrow - perfect Tea Party Lady timing -  Little has one of the biggest names in the Tea Party universe coming to campaign with her: Sharron Angle. You have to think Little and Angle are both going to have a contact high from O'Donnell's Tea Party win  thisclose to NJ-6. And Little, way less famous than Harry Reid's GOP challenger, will get her chance to stand next to the woman Rachel Maddow calls crazy lady Sharron Angle, the Nevada curiosity who famously runs from reporters at her own press conference.

Christie v. Palin - Also interesting, the stakes - now the losing stakes - for our own Gov. Chris Christie, who trucked his GOP wattage down to Delaware a few days ago in an early lending of his popularity to another state's candidate (a rehearsal for Iowa). He chose the loser; the more moderate Rep. Mike Castle, who was seeking to move up to more rarified congressional air.

In fact, our friend Darryl R. Isherwood wisely pegged the Castle-O'Donnell matchup as really a contest of bigger names: Christie v. Palin. Tonight: good night for Palin. Christie, not so much. Weird day tomorrow in NJ-6.

Tomorrow: Little and Angle are both hot for more off-shore oil drilling (yes, really). They oppose a woman's right to choose and want a full repeal of national health care. So, don't be surprised if you're driving by the Copper Canyon Restaurant in Atlantic Highlands, where Little & Angle will be tomorrow around 12:45pm and you see labor folks, environmentalists, health care folks, women's rights advocates. You could stop your car and join them, actually.