Some say Jon Scott Ashjian , a new Tea Party candidate running for Senate , is a fake . Others think he's the real deal and that his campaign has been funded by billionaire brothers Charles G. Koch and David H. Koch, who are known to fund conservative causes like opposition research on Democrats. Another GOP candidate alleges Harry Reid 's campaign planted Ashjian to siphon GOP votes . `` I am a Tea Party voter , absolutely . '' Ashjian seems to find the fuss amusing ; Reid dismisses the allegations .
Some say Jon Scott Ashjian , a new Tea Party candidate running for Senate , is a fake . Others think he's the real deal and that his campaign has been funded by billionaire brothers Charles G. Koch and David H. Koch, who are known to fund conservative causes like opposition research on Democrats. Another GOP candidate alleges Harry Reid 's campaign planted Ashjian to siphon GOP votes . Ashjian seems to find the fuss amusing ; Reid dismisses the allegations .