Reid got handed undeserved victory because Tea Party put complete nut in opposition to him. Even Democrats wanted to vote him out, but alternative happened to be much much worse.

Then Murkovski from Alaska got replaced by unelectable candidate, she won anyways as write-in.

Michael Castle from Delaware got tossed out in favor of unelectable tea party candidate.

This is just going from my memory, there are many more. Pretty much if not for Tea Party interference, Republicans would have had Senate and Congress by now. Next election Tea Party and debt limit hostage-taking going to cost Republicans Congress majority.

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