Hmmm... if the establishment wanted to demoralize the Tea Party and had a large campaign chest. Why not set up a straw man Tea Party candidate and encourage him to not actively campaign. Have him make a little noise for publicity sake and let the media destroy the Tea Party after the primary.
The latest Vanderbilt Poll released May 21, shows that Carr isn’t well known across
the state with 55% saying they have never heard of him. I’m not familiar with
the race so I don’t know if Carr isn’t campaigning or lacks finances to do so.
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csdi/May_2014_VUPoll_Slides.pdf
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/csdi/vupoll-home.php