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Broken promises
Back in September, when Donald Trump signed that
loyalty pledge to the Republican Party with great fanfare, how many
people really thought the promise would hold? Last night marked the
moment when Trump formally dumped the pledge, saying when asked if he
still respects his promise to back the GOP nominee: "No, I don't
anymore. No. We'll see who it is." John Kasich made moves to back away
yesterday too, saying "If the nominee is somebody that I think is really
hurting the country, and dividing the country, I can't stand behind
them, but we have a ways to go." And Ted Cruz continued to go right up
to the line again, reiterating the argument he made last week that he's
"not in the habit" of supporting people who attack his family. Look,
we've already long since been past the point when any of the likely
outcomes of the Republican convention result in a party that's anything
but split between the pro- and anti- Trump crowds. But yesterday is yet
another date to circle in the history of the GOP's identity crisis
nonetheless.
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