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How The Primary System Has Shaped Our Politics

FiveThirtyEight Politics

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Trump's Nominating - I'm Not Ready to Do That

The entire Republican establishment opposed Trump's nomination he didn't receive a single congressional endorsement until late February of 2016 eight months into his candidacy. In the month before the election after the Access Hollywood video came out dozens of party members said they could not support his candidacy. It's for precisely that reason Mr. Trump that I respectfully ask you with all due respect to step aside. This is fundamentally important to the future of the party and more importantly to thefuture of our country.

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