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What Will Democrats Say If Their MAGA Candidates Win?

CYNICAL CALCULATIONS

Liberals are backing Trump-allied candidates because they think they’re easier to beat in general elections. What happened to MAGA being an “existential threat to democracy”?

Matt Lewis
Matt Lewis 

Senior Columnist

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