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Republicans Weigh Abandoning Their Nominee

August 2, 2016By Taegan Goddard0 Comments

New York Times: “Republicans now say Mr. Trump’s obstinacy in addressing perhaps the gravest crisis of his campaign may trigger drastic defections within the party, and Republican lawmakers and strategists have begun to entertain abandoning him en masse.”

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