Chris Cillizza, Washington Post: WINNERS: Buck, Hayworth and Angle -- running in Republican Senate primaries in Colorado, Arizona and Nevada, respectively -- are all making a direct pitch to supporters of the tea party movement. Ophthalmologist Rand Paul's surprisingly strong victory on Tuesday night and his crediting of the tea party for that victory will almost certainly embolden those who see themselves as part of the cause in other parts of the country. The tea party to date has been somewhat haphazard in the primary races it chooses to target -- yes to Florida Senate, no to Illinois Senate -- and so it's not likely that all of the trio mentioned above will benefit from the increased intensity. But, now that the tea party movement has the taste of winning in its collective mouth, there will almost certainly be a push to find the next Kentucky Senate race.

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