Despite Tea Party Nation’s plea, Sarah Palin has declined to run for chair of the Republican National Committee. In response, Judson Phillips, founder of TPN, has endorsed former Michigan GOP chair Saul Anuzis, the Hill reports:

“Fortunately for us, there is a conservative alternative: Saul Anuzis,” Phillips wrote on TPN’s website. . . .
“Saul who? That is the reaction from someone I was talking to yesterday about Saul,” Phillips continued. ”He is a solid conservative, just not very well known outside of GOP circles or outside of Michigan.”

UPDATE: Saul Anuzis tells National Review Online: “I am proud to get their support. They are an important part of our coalition.”