Here’s a piece of information – courtesy of Conservative Headquarters maestro Richard Viguerie – that ought to scare the bejeebers out of a whole bunch of incumbent members of the Senate and House – filing deadlines for candidates remain open in 75 percent of the states.

If the political significance of that datapoint escapes you, just ask Rep. Jean Schmidt about it. The Ohio Republican lost her re-election bid in a big way Tuesday to a Tea Party backed primary challenger, Brad Wenstrup.