Article 5EFWZ Republicans failing to toe the Trumpist line feel wrath of their state parties

Republicans failing to toe the Trumpist line feel wrath of their state parties

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Daniel Strauss and Tom McCarthy
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Analysis: Members of Senate and House are targets but some doubt wisdom of enforcing fealty to the one-term president

Republican state parties have been lashing out at elected officials of their own party in a sign of ongoing fealty to Donald Trump.

The moves by state party officials are highly unusual and an indication of the heated internal battles the Republican party is facing in the months and years to come as it struggles with the legacy of its capture by Trump, his allies and his loyal supporters.

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