Most Tea Party Candidates Lost

[babylonsister]

You'd never know it listening to the talking heads.

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/11/04/most_tea_party_candidates_lost.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PoliticalWire+%28Political+Wire%29

Most Tea Party Candidates Lost


NBC News: "For all the talk of the Tea Party's strength -- and there will certainly be a significant number of their candidates in Congress -- just 32% of all Tea Party candidates who ran for Congress won and 61.4% lost this election. A few races remain too close to call."

In the Senate, however, 10 candidates backed by the Tea Party ran and at least five were successful. (The race in Alaska has not yet been called.)

[obama14]

1. Think about it though....

How long has the green party and other 3rd parties been around? They win basically nothing.

For a 1-2 year upstart, out of nowhere party, those are numbers 3rd parties would dream about and its very scary.

[alcibiades_mystery]

2. They're not a third party

They're the right wing of the Republican party. No Tea Party candidate ran on a third party ballot designation. They ALL ran as Republicans.

[alcibiades_mystery]

4. They're not a third party

They're the right wing of the Republican party. No Tea Party candidate ran on a third party ballot designation. They ALL ran as Republicans.

[TwilightGardener]

5. Rebranded Republicans. Not a third party.

[ncdemocrat1976]

3. My district was taken over by a Tea Party woman

NC District 2. Well, Bob Etheridge hasn't conceded yet. He thinks he can win the race with the remaining uncounted votes. I hope he takes Renee Ellmers---The woman seriously has Michelle Bachman/Sarah Palin syndrome.