Some `` North Carolina legislators vow to defend a law that places North Carolina primary fifth-in-line . Political professor : GOP is the biggest threat to the calendar now '' RNC Chairman Reince Priebus called McCrory last week to discuss the situation , one GOP source told CNN , and Thom Tillis , the state 's junior senator , `` supports holding North Carolina 's primary on a date consistent with RNC rules , '' a spokesman for the senator said . If North Carolina 's holds its primary before March 1 , the `` North Carolina says it will chop its delegation down to 12 .
Some `` North Carolina legislators vow to defend a law that places North Carolina primary fifth-in-line . Political professor : GOP is the biggest threat to the calendar now '' If North Carolina 's holds its primary before March 1 , the `` North Carolina says it will chop its delegation down to 12 .