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The Real Cost Of The Tea Party's Shenanigans In One Horrifying Graphic

Here's The Real Cost Of The Tea Party's Shenanigans
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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 16: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) answers questions from the media after meeting with Republican senators regarding a bipartisan solution for the pending budget and debt limit impasse at the U.S. Capitol October 16, 2013 in Washington, DC. The Senate announced that it had reached a bipartisan deal on funding the federal government and the extending the nation's debt limit after 16 days of a government shutdown. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

The chaos resulting from the debt ceiling and government shutdown circus — one that began in 2009, actually — has cost us dearly. How dearly?

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Tea Party Casualties
Mike Castle(01 of07)
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Tea Party insurgent Christine O'Donnell defeated GOP establishment candidate Mike Castle in Delaware's Republican Senate primary in 2010. O'Donnell lost in the state's general election contest to Democratic Sen. Chris Coons. (credit:AP)
Richard Lugar(02 of07)
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After serving six terms in the Senate, Indiana Republican Richard Lugar was defeated by Tea Party-backed Richard Mourdock in a primary contest in the 2012 election season. (credit:AP)
Bob Bennett(03 of07)
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Former Sen. Bob Bennett was ousted from his post at the 2010 Utah GOP Convention. Tea Party-backed Sen. Mike Lee currently holds Bennett's old seat. (credit:Getty)
Lisa Murkowski(04 of07)
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Before winning another term in the 2010 midterm election, Sen. Lisa Murkowski was defeated by Tea Party-backed Joe Miller in Alaska's race for the Republican Senate nomination. Murkowski mounted a successful write-in campaign to keep her seat. (credit:AP)
Sue Lowden(05 of07)
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Tea Party-backed Sharron Angle crushed GOP establishment pick Sue Lowden's political ambitions in Nevada's GOP Senate primary in 2010. Angle proved unsuccessful in her bid to unseat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the general election. (credit:Getty)
Jane Norton(06 of07)
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GOP establishment candidate Jane Norton was defeated by Tea Party-backed Ken Buck in Colorado's 2010 Senate GOP primary. Buck ultimately proved unsuccessful in his bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet. (credit:AP)
Charlie Crist(07 of07)
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Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, who ran for Senate as an independent after beginning his campaign as a Republican in 2010, ultimately fell short in his political operation. Tea Party-backed Marco Rubio defeated Christ and Democrat Kendrick Meek in Florida's Senate general election match-up. (credit:AP)
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