I think it's worth not getting too head of ourselves on the Democratic tea party thing. In 2010, the GOP nominated Sharon Angle, Ken Buck and Christine O'Donnell to *senate races* and in 2012 they nominated Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock. There were some really good candidates and some enthusiasm that came with that. But so far, the Democratic insurgency of 2018 doesn't seem to have the same force as the GOP 2010/2012 version.