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Republicans sweating about 'major political liability' for 2028 contenders
Iran Deal, GOP Edition: Outsource the Risk, Keep the CreditThe Real Power Still Sits With TrumpThe source describes Republicans treating the Iran war and peace talks as a 2028 litmus test, with JD Vance and Marco Rubio emerging as early front-runners. But the power hierarchy is not subtle: Trump is the one whose remarks reportedly framed the politics of blame, and the party is already arranging itself around the risk he created and the credit he may claim.The Scapegoat Is PreselectedThe clearest political move in the story is the effort to pin failure on Vance before the deal is even judged…
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