The "leading lights" among the TEA party Republicans are mostly in very secure districts. Ryan, Paul, Cruz and a number of others were seated/returned by large majorities.

In a couple of other places, notably NV and CO, the TEA party candidate bested the establishment choice for the nomination, but then went down to defeat in the general (though most of them were defeated by modest, not resounding, margins...except Contreras and Rankin, who got whupped).

According to Gallup, the TEA party is slightly more likely to be white, male, religious, and gainfully employed than the national average. So far, there are few indications that the party has a funding problem. Most of their losses seem to be a result of the inevitable split among GOP voters following some of the primaries and not a lack of funding support.