JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://ajax.microsoft.com/ajax/jquery.validate/1.7/jquery.validate.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.2/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css">
<div class='control'>
    hover me!
</div>

CSS

.control_hover {
    background: yellow;
}

JavaScript

$(".control").live('hover',function (evt) {
     $(this).toggleClass("control_hover");
 });