"Few political observers give them much hope of winning, even in a left-leaning state where the popular Republican governor's decision not to seek re-election has touched off a scramble among would-be successors, with five Democrats and a Republican in a wide-open race for the seat headed to the Nov. 2 election."
That's from the link.
The rest of the article sounds more like they're doing this for all the wrong reasons.
They listed New Hampshire in the article. I've been tracking their "Statist" movement for years. They're serious about it. Its more than just partisan politics with them.
Look for this movement to swell as our government continues to not listen to it's populace, spend it's way into generational debt and continue policies that make "blowback" a certainty.