DeMint to endorse Buck

A day after Jane Norton surprised, well, just about everyone with her announcement that she would attempt to get on the Republican Party ballot through the petition process rather than the more traditional state assembly, her chief opponent is expected to earn an endorsement that will help solidify his creds with the tea party movement.

South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint and Colorado GOP senatorial candidate Ken Buck will hold a telephone press conference today where, reportedly, DeMint is to endorse Buck.

DeMint has irked members of his own party in recent months for embracing the tea party movement, which has not only kept Buck's campaign in Colorado alice, but also elevated it.