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Scorned Republicans wasting chance to ‘do more than just spit in Trump’s eye’

Trump Breaks His Party, and a Few Republicans Call It ResistanceThe Source of PowerA handful of Republicans who lost favor with Donald Trump are being recast as a rebellious “YOLO caucus,” as if late-career irritation were the same thing as political courage. The actual power structure is simpler: Trump controls the party’s fear, its nomination threats, and much of its discipline. These senators are not operating from strength. They are operating from the wreckage he left behind.A Narrow Leverage WindowThe source article is right about one thing: thin Senate margins create openings. Sens…

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