Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin declared herself a member of "Team Rand" -- as in Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul -- during an interview over the weekend with Fox News Channel. She also took shots at New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for his fake "rogue" persona.

Palin's comments won't matter as much as the amount of coverage they will draw. But it does matter in two ways.  We broke both down in "In Play" today. Check it out.