Obama and Tea Parties victors in primary

From the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER:

Two winners emerged in multistate primaries this week: the tea-party movement, and President Obama…

Democratic candidates such as Rep. Joe Sestak (D., Pa.) have been running away from Obama this season. But the president showed in Colorado’s Democratic Senate primary that he can still help a candidate. Sen. Michael Bennet rode Obama’s support to a nine-point victory over Democratic challenger Andrew Romanoff, the more liberal candidate…

The tea parties again showed their clout in the Colorado Republican Senate primary, a development that could end up hurting the GOP. Ken Buck used tea-party support to defeat former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton, who had the backing of the Republican Party establishment and the endorsement of Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.)…

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