And here is how another great Tea Party victory turned out in the general election: the Dems gained a seat:
Sen. Richard Lugar defeated by tea party challenger
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/may/09/nation/la-na-lugar-election-20120509
Conservative rival Richard Mourdock easily wins Indianas Republican Senate primary over the 35-year incumbent. He will face Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly in the general election.
Followed by:
Joe Donnelly upsets Richard Mourdock in Indiana
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83440.html
Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly pulled off a stunning upset over Republican Richard Mourdock in the Indiana Senate race a battle that the GOP thought was a sure win until the final days of the campaign.
Mourdock wasn’t Tea Party. Also, the GOP-E had a vested interest in Tea Party winners losing and knifed them in the back every chance they got. So don’t lecture me about party unity. You should have been lecturing them.
I’ll say this for you, you’re Establishment to your eyeballs.
Filling bulldozed ditches with progressive and RINO bodies is one suggestion I've heard... Saying "But I voted for the lesser evil!" ain't gonna cut it.