Establishment Republicans are fighting back more strongly against challenges from the right . The GOP establishment is trying to stop Trump and his supporters in a way that it has not done since Ronald Reagan won California by just over 1 percentage point in 1984. ` I do n't think we can say that the tea party movement is dead , but there seems to be less enthusiasm among their activists and supporters this year , '' said Jennifer Duffy , senior editor for the nonpartisan Cook Political Report , a top campaign handicapper . North Carolina primary seen as a key test of establishment-vs.-tea party scenario .
Establishment Republicans are fighting back more strongly against challenges from the right . The GOP establishment is trying to stop Trump and his supporters in a way that it has not done since Ronald Reagan won California by just over 1 percentage point in 1984. North Carolina primary seen as a key test of establishment-vs.-tea party scenario .