Third Party Watch, a website devoted to coverage of alternative political parties and their candidates, announced that they have been acquired by reactionary wingnut fundraiser Richard Viguerie.
Known as the "funding father" of direct mail soliciting on behalf of reactionary causes, Viguerie had been supporting Ron Paul's candidacy. With Paul's presidential campaign in suspension, it seems likely Viguerie is laying the groundwork to promote Bob Barr's presidential run assuming he is the nominee of the Libertarian Party at their convention next week.
For decades Viguerie has been a chronic pain in the tush of the GOP's country club elitists and political pragmatists who value winning elections and staying in power over waging reactionary jihad against any sort of social or economic reform. It seems almost certain that Viguerie will use Third Party Watch to promote wingnut candidates like Bob Barr and Constitution Party Presidential candidate Chuck Baldwin who will attack McCain on his right flank and keep him from effectively reaching out to moderate Democrats and Independent voters.