The Tea Party Movement, which is seemingly led by 2008 Vice President nominee Sarah Palin, has helped several candidates win primary elections in the last day. Christine O’Donnell who is vying for the Delaware Senate seat won the GOP primary over the nine-term incumbent and former governor, Michael Castle. Christine O’Donnell was helped by an endorsement by Sarah Palin herself, as well as cash which the Tea Party supporters had provided her to take on Castle.

Elsewhere, fellow tea partier, Carl Paladino, won the New York state election for Governor, over Rick Lazio, a former New York congressman. Lazio had led Paladino by as many as 30 points at one point earlier in the year. This batch of primary elections was the last before the much anticipated November general elections.

Yesterday’s news may not be all that great though for the Republican party. Polls indicated that Mike Castle would have put on a close race against his Democratic counterpart in Chris Coons, however, the winner, O’Donnell seems to be lagging behind Coons in early polls.