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Sarah Huckabee Sanders receives care from SOTU.  Trump receives the affirmation.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders receives care from SOTU. Trump receives the affirmation.

“Most Republicans were clearly unaffected by his association with Trump,” said Saul Anuzis, former chairman of the Michigan Republican Party. "They probably even benefited from it." Delivering the State of the Union response is, in most cases, a terrible job, one fraught with political pitfalls. The most memorable speeches are remembered for all the wrong reasons: a little spit on the lips, a frantic toss for a bottle of water on the nearby table. But being chosen for the answer is still an honor. And it gives a snapshot of the trend of the opposition party at that time. When…
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Koch’s network looks away from Trump in the GOP presidential primary

Koch’s network looks away from Trump in the GOP presidential primary

Former President Donald Trump is the only major-party candidate to have announced a 2024 run so far, though a cast of potential Republican contenders have publicly teased possible campaigns. | Photo by Alex Brandon/AP Americans for Prosperity, a fundraising organization established by powerful conservatives Charles and David Koch, is not endorsing former President Donald Trump in the 2024 Republican primary, the organization hinted in a memo Sunday. "The best thing for the country would be to have a president in 2025 who represents a new chapter," says a letter from the organization's executive director, Emily Seidel. But the memo did…
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