North Carolina GOP Feels Tug To The Right

North Carolina has 13 members in the U.S. House of Representatives. Of those members, 10 are Republicans. All 10 are running for another term and some of them are facing challenges from the more conservative wing of their party.

But as Jeff Tiberii from Here & Now contributor WUNC reports, even in an election cycle dominated by political outsiders, unseating an incumbent can be a difficult task. He speaks with Representatives Renee Ellmers and Walter Jones on the upcoming election, as well as those running against the incumbents.

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• Jeff Tiberii, capital bureau chief at WUNC in North Carolina. He tweets @j_tibs.

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• Eric Westervelt, correspondent for NPR and guest host for Here & Now. He tweets @Ericnpr.

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