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Opinion
How Trump Vanquished One-Time Conservative Contenders
FALLEN STARS
Ben Sasse is just the latest in a long list of one-time promising conservatives who “could’ve been somebody”—if it wasn’t for Donald Trump.
Matt Lewis
Senior Columnist
Published
Oct. 15 2022
10:00PM EDT
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