Not one mention of the cost of the wars to the economy or the people. Ask the veterans and their fractured familes "Hows that war economy working for ya" You betcha. Sarah Palin showed how much she cares when she QUIT 2yrs into her term as Governor of Alaska. The DOLLAR BILL meant more to her than the Constitution or her civil obligations. As a combat veteran of Viet Nam, who volunteered and went to Viet Nam before I could even vote, I feel the Tea Party, the Republicans and the Democrats have all abandoned the people.

32% is really really good. The headline sounds like it was written by a politically biased reporter trying to belittle this pretty amazing accomplishment by grass roots people who've had enough of their government spending their kids kids money. Let's listen to what they have to say instead of vilifying or discrediting the whole group.

You can slant your story anyway you want.

Truth be told.

YOU GOT YOUR BUTT HANDED TO YOU !!!!

It will be fun to watch the 32% that did win work with the Republicans.

45 congress members. If I'm the koch brothers - that's pretty good. All the millions they put into the tea party express and karl rove's front group has bought them almost 50 congressman. Sad part is once their idiot candidates start doing excalty what they said they are going to do they will be thrown out. But the koch brothers will have made few billion more so it will all work out in the end.

Just to be clear, tea party idiots; I mean candidates have said they: oppose minimum wage, want to privatize social security, end medicare and foodstamps, end the dept of energy and dept of education, outlaw abortion - (well how long should a rape victim be sent to prison for aborting her rapists baby?), end the EPA and FDA, privatize the VA and more ridiculous statements. Oh yeah they cant say how they are going to balance the budget either cause most of them are morons with no economic prowess.

Once they start doing these things, watch how fast dems have a supermajority again.

You hear the teabaggers they complain about govt spending. But they don't want anyone touching their SS or medicare. Those are the biggest domestic expenditures - so their chants of -- stop spending and don't touch my social security/medicare don't make sense. Especially when their candidates have said SS needs to be done away with because its unconstituitional. You teabagger can't have it both ways.

You have to be either a fool to vote for the same good ol boys from the nixon era and the bush terms with the same ideas and think the outcome will be different with 45 even crazier congressman. A fool, or insane.

I own my own corporation and as long as you guys keep putting these idiots in I'll keep making out like a bandit. As a CEO, I'm stunned by how dumb people in the lower tax brackets have to be to keep putting people in congress who are against the middle and lower classes best interests. Its ridiculous, but I should say thanks. It makes me more money and saves me a mint in taxes.

This reminds me of the Green Party that sprang from the Dem's a few cycles ago. It had a huge first year, and is pretty much a 1% party now, even lower than Lib's. I don't think the TP they can survive long term. They talk a lot about fiscal responsibility and conservatism, but they won't discuss any specifics about reforming Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid, which are the 3 big gorillas banging on the door. The first candidate to talk about taking that money from the old people will get booted very quickly. Getting elected isn't that difficult, making tough choices, and taking money from those favorite programs is much harder.

 I consider 32% a resounding success!  I believe The Tea Party to be on the right track.  I doubt they will be taken for granted in the future.  Congrats to all that won!

You Liberals just don't get, but you better start before it's to late!!

the Tea Baggers are still at it I see. you people are going to blow a gasket. calm down, rest your weary brains, the good Lord knows you need it.

paul f keep drinking you tea its poison!

It's amazing, yet not surprising, that so many who disagree with the Tea Party play the race card.

'Oh, you just don't like Democrats because you don't like black people'. I heard a talk show host come out and say 'if you're against the Democratic party you don't like black people'. Seriously?!!? Guess what.... I wouldn't pi## on Nancy Peolosi or Harry Reed if they were on fire, and I think they qualify as white.

These people have my respect... they have the courage to do what they believe based on policy, regardless of race:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GizNwzKo3n8&feature=player_embedded

If we don't agree on policy at least show me the respect I show you... I don't assume or say if you disagree with me, or Republicans, or Tea Party, or Libertarian you're racist and don't like white people.

It isn't about race, it's about policy, those who are the TRUE racists are the ones who keep throwing up the race card..... you can't win on policy argument, so you try to win on bigotry.

Yeah... way to go.

The tea party is the frankenstein monster of the Republican party. For years the Republican establishment convinced dimwitted Americans that they should despise their own government for anything from deficits to travelgate. When their own members saw that the Republican politicians were nothing but hypocrites of course it was bound to happen. Right-wing blowhards on AM radio and foxnews who were nothing more than entertainers found themselves leading a group of angry, mostly old, mostly white, completely uninformed rednecks so they ran with it. The monster then got an abnormal brain from the graveyard of Republican vice presidential candidates and became Frankenstein....turning on it's master and running amuck.

The fad will die.

So, the Media breaking it down for us, is suppose to make us think this election is not all that really significant?? Please! Quit trying to find a way to present it to yourselves as really not worthy of notice! It is a mandate from the people that we are fed up with being steam rolled over and we are not going to put up with it. Believe It!!!!

corvettedud we will see, OBAMA 2012 get used to being a Moron, momma grisley gets eaten by a bigger bear

Mid-term elections in the midst of an economic swampland. Genghis Khan could've gotten himself elected to Congress, running against a Democratic incumbent.

The far left political leanings of the author screams at us here. "Only 32%" winning. This in less than two years from the incubation of the Tea Party. This is far beyond huge, it's closer to cataclysmic. In two years so many citizen have seen the horror of the version of "hope and change" spit upon us by the extremists. The outright and blatant lies of openness and transparency in hiding mandates of a an all-encompassing and all-knowing big brother. To remember as well that many of these were victorious against Republicans!!!!! The results of this election gives hope to Americans who honor the spirit of work, self-responsibility and faith of our founding fathers. We must shake the yoke of socialist slavery from our souls, exterminate the hopelessness of entitlement and reignite the principles of character of our country.

I am done being nice, I want these Tea Party Extremist watched by the FBI for Terrorist activity. All I hear from them is that they want to overthrow the government. This is treason, get them on the FBI watchlist with the rest of the Terrorist. They are without morals and they want to regress this National, stand up to the Tea Party Terrorists.

let's just see how much influence the TeaParty has with their GOP housemates. the TeaBag princess, Michelle Bachmann put her name in contention for the #3 slot in house leadership after Boehnor & Cantor. she wants to replace Pence who is stepping aside. let's just see how well Bachmann & her TeaBags are received by the good old boys club.

Hey, question, if I were to change parties right now from conservative to liberal, would that mean I'm automatically owed a whole bunch of things that I don't deserve?

ONLY 32%

That's almost 1/3 of all Tea Party Candidates - And in typical Liberal fashion, you make condescending comments. You don't get it

Obama didn't get it

The Democrats didn't get it

And if the new congress doesn't stop the madness, they'll be gone too.

None of these people had "Tea Party" next to their names. They had the word "Republican." Even the article said, "Identifying Tea Party candidates is undoubtedly inexact." We will never know how these people would have done if they were running as a third party against a Republican and a Democrat. My guess is that the tea party would not have done well running on its own.

If your people made sure there were not racist signs and comments coming from your rallies maybe most of the nation would not think you guys are racist. It takes more guts to police your rallies and stand up to the bigots than to point back at others who are appalled by the outlandish bigotry.

Fact: All this rage came out once a black face hit the white house.

brand new movement with no MONEY $$$$$$$$, no acorn fed money..... no pac money.... no union money etc. etc. and they only win 32%............the spin never stops....good grief does the left ever give up???!!!

LOL, NBC trying to put a negative spin on this.

How about this headline instead... it's not more appropriate.

2O MONTH OLD TEA PARTY BOOSTS 32% OF IT'S CANDIDATES INTO OFFICE!!!

 Headline should be "Whopping 32% of tea party candidates won!!"