GOP candidate wins early test in family unit with tea party . North Carolina was the first test in their mission to make sure that no Todd Akins , Christine O'Donnells or Richard Mourdocks would be on the Senate ballot in 2014 . Democrats quick to label Senate candidate an ` ` . '' Rand Paul moves quickly to save endorsement after curious endorsement . Fight over immigration turns out to be fizzle rather than fury .
GOP candidate wins early test in family unit with tea party . Democrats quick to label Senate candidate an ` ` . '' Rand Paul moves quickly to save endorsement after curious endorsement . Fight over immigration turns out to be fizzle rather than fury .