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Primary election results are in in Ohio, Indiana and North Carolina, and they favor mainstream political candidates. Now the media has focused its attention on the state of the Tea Party and the unpredictable nature of voters.

We have perspectives from MSNBC, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Fox News, Politico and WCNC.

MSNBC reports the primary results were nothing out of the ordinary.

Anchor: "What do you think is the big takeaway from these primaries?

Murray: The first takeaway, there were no surprises. Fisher and Coats were expected to win, and we were expecting to get that runoff in North Carolina between Marshall and Cunningham. The other big takeaway, the Tea Party, at least in the Republican primaries, didn't have that much bite."

In the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jamie Dupree says the voters didn't have much bite either.

"All we have heard about is voter anger in recent months.  Well, a round of primaries in Ohio, North Carolina and Indiana didn't have much evidence of anything but re-election for members of Congress."

Fox News reports voters might just go for what they know.

Anchor: "Well despite the loud rhetoric from the likes of the Tea Party, Indiana voters have chosen to stay with the familiar."

Brown: "...In the state of Indiana there's better than three dozen Tea Party groups, they all kind of targeted the U.S. Senate race Republican primary as a place where they would make their mark, and yet there was Dan Coats winning, and he was clearly not the favorite Tea Party candidate."

Politico points out that wins for experienced politicians in these states don't necessarily mean voters are satisfied, or that all mainstream candidates are safe from third party upsets.

"Turnout was low and there were no major upsets or shocking results...but there was no shortage of evidence of voter unrest...in the marquee Senate primaries, establishment-backed candidates delivered wobbly performances that are sure to worry their national parties."

But Charlotte's NBC affiliate reports in some precincts, there's no sign of voters at all — satisfied or dissatisfied. 

Anchor: "The signs outside the Mallard Creek Rec Center say 'vote here.' They might want to add 'pretty please, we're begging you.' So quiet you can hear the babbling brook outside and feel the boredom inside. There are three rolls of 'I Voted' stickers, and..."

Man: "Oh, no, we only go through one."

So can mainstream candidates rest easy after winning their primaries? Or should they be worried about anti-establishment sentiment and the whims of voters?

Writer: Elizabeth Eberlin

Producer: Newsy Staff