' The primary effect of the tea party for was that it generated enormous intensity for republicans , and for republican candidates up and down the ballot , ' says whit ayres , a veteran gop pollster .

资深共和党民意调查专家埃尔斯（whitayres）说，茶党发挥的最重要的作用是提高了共和党人的能量，帮助了选票中的共和党候选人们。