October 21, 2010 4:05 PM
Tea Party Candidates
There are 129 Tea Party candidates running for the House and 9 running for the Senate.67 of the House candidates are running in Solid Democratic districts,while 29 are running in districts that lean Democratic. 19 are running in districts that are rated as Toss Ups, while 7 are running in Solid Republican leaning districts, and 7 in Solid Republican districts.
Of the 9 Senate candidates, 1 is running in a State that is leaning Democratic, 4 in Toss Up States, 3 in States leaning Republican, and 1 solid Republican State. [NYTimes 10/15/10]