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GOP can count ways to Senate majority

By Washington Examiner
Published December 29, 2013 5:00am ET
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GOP can count ways to Senate majority
In this Feb. 6 file photo, Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., announces his plans to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Saxby Chambliss in 2014. Republicans see the 2014 midterm elections as a chance to capitalize on voter frustration with the problem-plagued health care overhaul, but the GOP first must settle a slate of Senate primaries where conservatives are arguing over the best way to oppose President Obama’s signature law. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) | David Goldman

WASHINGTON — Republicans count enough competitive races to challenge Democrats for control of the Senate in the 2014 elections, if only they can figure out what to do with the Tea Party.

Crowded primaries in states such as Georgia, Iowa and North Carolina, where Tea Partiers and social conservatives are fighting for the nomination and pushing candidates farther right, worry many Republicans, especially after they saw their legitimate shots at a Senate majority slip away in 2010 and 2012.

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