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Can ‘the Traitor’ Jesse Benton Unite the GOP?

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He helped Ron and Rand Paul tear down the Republican establishment. Then the ‘sellout’ went to work for Mitch McConnell. Meet the operative who just might bring the party back together.

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When Jesse Benton moved to Kentucky, he didn’t think he would ever have to choose between them.

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But in early 2013, Benton, the former aide to Rep.

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