CNN Early Start With John Berman and Christine Romans May 21, 2014 08:37:00
You saw it in kentucky and the senate contest in oregon and georgia and the big showdown in idaho. the tea party not winning this time. it was a different story in 2010 and 2012, the last two election cycles when a lot of tea party candles won high profile showdowns with the establishment. it had consequences. in those cases, all the candidates lost and the republicans arguably lost five senate seats because of that. not this time, so far. the republican establishment having the upper hand thanks to big support from outside groups. here is why it mattered. take a look at the lay of the land. t...
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