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articles/2015/08/07/the-night-the-republican-debate-turned-into-the-wwe/150806-DC-debate-tease_lz7p6a
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The Night the GOP Turned Into the WWE

Blowjob references, misogyny, eye-rolls—was this a debate in Cleveland or a reality show? Who shined (Rubio), seemed sane (Kasich), and... Trumped.

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