Tea Party finally farting itself to death?

[TaraJo]

Let's see how well that's working out in the Senate races. Tea Party candidates in italics.

I bolded the important part. The Senate isn't where the problem is. In fact, the Democrats have control of the senate, largely because you can't really gerrimander it, which forces both parties to field more moderate, mainstream friendly candidates.

The House is a different story. If your district is 85% Republican (which is pretty damn common, especially in big states like Texas or Florida), the only way a Republican candidate is going to lose is in the primaries, where they lose by being too moderate. The general election will be a cake-walk for any politician who happens to put an 'R' at the end of his name.