WEX BackStory: The GOP establishment ‘fights back’

By Ed Sykes

Published August 12, 2014 6:02pm ET

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WEX BackStory: The GOP establishment ‘fights back’ — It’s not 2010 anymore. So far this year, establishment Republicans have been much more successful at defending their Congressional seats from primary challengers, particularly on the far right. It’s a serious departure from 2010, when a wave of Tea Party conservative groups rose to prominence across the country. So what’s changed? For starters, incumbents were […]

It’s not 2010 anymore.

So far this year, establishment Republicans have been much more successful at defending their Congressional seats from primary challengers, particularly on the far right. It’s a serious departure from 2010, when a wave of Tea Party conservative groups rose to prominence across the country.

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