"The truth is, she's helping the Democrats and A Connecticut Party by playing the spoiler."

There is no disagreement, however, that the Connecticut Party is out there swinging and spending money with the big leagues.

He formed the Connecticut Party to meet state election laws, which require that a party name appear on the ballot.

And only one in 10 thought A Connecticut Party would become an established party.

Instead, he said, the 90 Democrats who are also listed as candidates of A Connecticut Party may well gain from that association.

So he formed his own party, called A Connecticut Party, and ran, pledging no income tax.

These included 79 Democrats, 3 Republicans and 16 candidates of A Connecticut Party.

"I know that A Connecticut Party could not have a finer standard bearer."

There is little formal structure within A Connecticut Party for her to draw on.

In addition to those in the Connecticut Party, 995 state residents are registered with other parties.