Gallup polls aren't accurate for "this" type of question. Daily Kos is the benchmark leader in polls. They have the dems up by 100% with a +/- of 100%.
Oh I'm sorry, you said: "Given the fact that Reid had a 30% approval rating and was 11 points behind at the start of the race, it is a very good example of tea party crazy costing Repubs seats." Which is exactly why Gallup shows the GOP with an unprecedented 10-Point Lead on Generic Ballot, cuz of all those crazies in the tea party. Since you're so bright, why do you struggle with "connecting the dots"?
Again, that's not what I said. I said the tea party crazies are costing Repubs seats which they would have won quite easily otherwise.
Give the market two more weeks of this Obamanomics "summer of recovery" and the GOP will be up by alot more then 10 points.