WEX BackStory: The GOP establishment ‘fights back’

Published August 12, 2014 6:02pm ET



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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