They would almost certainly have prevailed in Senate races in Colorado, Delaware and Nevada as well had tea-party activists in those states not saddled the party with unappealingly radical candidates.

他们几乎毫无疑问会在科罗拉多，德拉维尔以及内华达州赢得参议院竞选的胜利，并且不会让那几个州的茶党积极分子凭借没有吸引力的激进的候选人赢得胜利。

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Last month, Nevada Republican John Ensign resigned his Senate seat in the face of legal investigations surrounding his affair with a former campaign staffer.

上个月，内华达州共和党参议员恩赛，因与前竞选幕僚的外遇事件正在受到法律调查，而辞去自己的参议员席位。

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And in Nevada, Republicans nominated Sharron Angle for the Senate with strong support from Tea Party activists.

VOA: special.2010.06.12

In Nevada,Republicans are battling for the chance to unseat U.S.Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

VOA: standard.2010.06.08

With flags that read "Don't Tread On Me", Tea Party supporters gathered in a windswept dusty lot in the desert in Searchlight,Nevada, the hometown of Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid.

VOA: standard.2010.03.28

Ditto for Sharron Angle in her quest for a Nevada Senate seat, and Arkansas Sen.

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Nevada State senate majority leader Dina Titus says this a problem that is been compounded by explosive growth in the region.

BBC: NEWS | Science/Nature | Vegas heading for 'dry future'

She and other supporters of the movement staunchly support Nevada GOP Senate candidate Sharron Angle in the race against the top Democrat in the Senate: Majority Leader Harry Reid.

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