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The Plot to Purge GOP Moderates

A sect of hard-right Republicans is celebrating their loss in a New York House race—but that’s just the beginning of a plan to purge moderates. Benjamin Sarlin speaks to the ringleader.

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Insurgent conservatives have declared all-out war on the Republican establishment, and Erick Erickson is helping to lead the charge.

Erickson, who runs the influential Web site RedState.com,

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