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Ex-Im supporter says vote coming after McCarthy exit
Getty ImagesBy Mike Lillis - 10/08/15 07:01 PM EDT
Rep. Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) move Thursday to pull himself from the Speaker's race has made a floor vote on the Export-Import Bank all but inevitable, Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) said Thursday.
Dent, a six-term lawmaker with close ties to outgoing Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), said the success of a minority band of conservatives in driving McCarthy from the race will embolden a minority band of centrists eying a discharge petition to force a vote on Ex-Im.
ADVERTISEMENT“I'll tell you what this guarantees,” Dent said after leaving the GOP meeting where McCarthy made his announcement. “Tomorrow, that the discharge petition on the Ex-Im Bank's going to happen. It's going to happen.
“There's a word called leverage,” he added. “And, you know, if a small handful of people around here can use their minority position to stop important bills from being considered, a minority of us can use our position, and the process, to advance good policy to save a lot of American jobs. And, frankly, to send one hell of a message. And that's what's going to happen tomorrow.”
With Democratic leaders already vowing to provide an overwhelming majority of the 218 votes needed to force a vote on Ex-Im, GOP supporters would need only a few dozen Republicans to endorse the petition. Dent said he didn't know how many Republicans are on board, but he's confident the numbers are there.
“I think we're in pretty good shape,” he said.
Discharge petitions are rarely successful because the minority party lacks the numbers to hit 218, and members of the majority party are typically reluctant to force votes against the wishes of their leaders.
But the Ex-Im Bank, which provides financial backing to overseas buyers of U.S. products, has received wide bipartisan support. And the frustration over Congress’s failure to vote on reviving it has been building on both sides of the aisle for months. Boehner's imminent resignation has given the Republicans a window to buck the Speaker without significant political fallout.
Rep. Stephen Fincher, a Tennessee Republican who's circulating the discharge petition, said the procedural step is “unfortunate” but necessary to save domestic jobs.
“We’ve got no choice,” he said. “We need a vote.”
Dent argued Thursday that renewing the Ex-Im Bank serves a dual purpose. First, it would help the nation's economy by boosting exports. And second, it will send a message to conservative opponents –– “the rejectionist wing of this party,” Dent called them –– who consider the bank a form of corporate welfare.
“The message is pretty simple: That we're going to let the majority of the House of Representatives have its will on this issue, and we can do it again,” Dent said. “They're trying to use the process to stop important bills from being considered; we want to use the process –– through regular order, through a Republican discharge –– to allow an important bill to be considered.”
McCarthy, the House majority leader, was the odds-on favorite to replace Boehner when the Speaker steps down at the end of the month. But conservatives have long-been wary that McCarthy's leadership approach aligns too closely with that of Boehner's, and the Freedom Caucus this week endorsed another candidate, Rep. Daniel Webster (R-Fla.), for the post.
That endorsement ensured that, while McCarthy had secured the 124 GOP votes required to win his party's nomination, he likely would have fallen short of the 218 Republicans he'd need to finalize the process on the floor later in the month.
Democrats would be no help, as they're expected to vote near-unanimously for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).
On Thursday, McCarthy stepped out of the Speaker's race, citing the divisive effect his candidacy has had on his conference. He intends to remain in the majority leader spot.
The move was hailed by conservatives as a victory for “bottom-up” governing following years of criticism that Boehner and his leadership team excluded rank-and-file members from the governing process.
“We have moved the debate towards a member-driven process,” Webster said Thursday.
But centrists like Dent have hammered the party's right flank, accusing them of obstructing the basic functions of government in the name of ideological purity. The conservatives may have won the first rounds of the leadership fight, Dent said, but centrists are preparing to push back –– starting with the Ex-Im vote.
“We, the government's wing, are going … to force a vote on good policy that will protect a whole lot of American jobs,” Dent said. “And, again, we're going to send a message to them that, you know, we know how to use leverage, too. And we can do it more than once.”
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/256463-ex-im-supporter-says-vote-...
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Seven Republicans who could be Speaker
By Cristina Marcos
Greg NashHouse Republicans are in crisis mode as they scramble to find someone — anyone — who can lead their fractured conference.
After Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's (Calif.) stunning withdrawal from the Speaker race Thursday, there's no obvious candidate to succeed Speaker John Boehner (Ohio) as the top House Republican.
Boehner had originally planned to step down on Oct. 30, but that plan is now up in the air, with Republicans needing time to coalesce around a new candidate.ADVERTISEMENT
Once the dust settles, here are seven Republicans who could emerge as Speaker.
1. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.)
The 2012 vice presidential candidate issued a statement within minutes of McCarthy’s announcement to say he wouldn’t run for Speaker. But his name came up repeatedly when lawmakers were asked about potential Boehner successors.
Ryan is perhaps the only House Republican able to draw support from the entire GOP Conference, having solidified his reputation as a fiscal fighter during his years atop the Budget Committee.
But Ryan has said repeatedly that he wants to focus on his chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee. He also has young children, which would make the demanding travel schedule of the Speakership difficult.
Boehner allies and McCarthy are urging Ryan to change his mind, and multiple lawmakers, including Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), and Freedom Caucus member Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.), were seen buttonholing Ryan during House votes on Thursday.
Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.), the House Benghazi committee chairman, emphatically said “no” when asked if he would mount a Speaker bid. Friends of Gowdy tried to float him as a leadership candidate last week, only for the South Carolina Republican to rule it out hours later.
2. Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio)
The chairman of the House Freedom Caucus — a group that pushed for a new Speaker in the first place — has said repeatedly he’s not interested in a running for leadership.
One Freedom Caucus member suggested to The Hill, however, that Jordan could be persuaded. “In the right circumstances, Jim would probably step up and do it,” the lawmaker said.
But it’s unclear whether Jordan or any other conservative hardliner sympathetic to the Freedom Caucus could secure the 218 votes needed to win the Speakership.
“When you're leading the revolution, you also upset a lot of people," Freedom Caucus member Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) said Wednesday. "I’ll be honest, I don’t know if any of our leading members could be elected right now.”
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), who introduced the motion back in July that helped push Boehner out the door, said he’s not interested in running for Speaker, either.
Hensarling, another favorite among conservatives, also opted to forgo a leadership run after Boehner announced his resignation last month.
3. Rep. Daniel Webster (Fla.)
Webster, a former Florida state House Speaker, has the backing of the Freedom Caucus, which means he’d have at least 30 to 40 votes on the House floor.
But he remains a long shot: Webster won just 12 votes against Boehner during the Speaker ballot in January.
Webster acknowledged Thursday that he’s still an underdog.
"No, I don't," he said when asked if he thinks he’s the favorite for Speaker now. "Because I just think there are other factors here, and it will be hard to determine how that's all going to play out."
4. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (Utah)
Chaffetz, the chairman of the powerful House Oversight Committee, said Thursday that McCarthy’s decision to drop out could offer him a chance to siphon votes previously committed to the majority leader.
But even Chaffetz acknowledged he might not be able to build a winning coalition.
“I’m not sure if I'm the right person," Chaffetz said.
Although viewed by many of his colleagues as whip-smart and politically savvy, Chaffetz has also developed a reputation as something of a publicity hound.
Moreover, many Freedom Caucus members are wary of Chaffetz after he stripped Meadows of an Oversight subcommittee gavel earlier this year for a defection on a procedural vote. Chaffetz ultimately reinstated Meadows a few days later following pressure from the far right.
5. Lynn Westmoreland (Ga.)
Westmoreland, an ally of leadership and member of the Benghazi committee, moved toward throwing his hat in the ring Thursday in the hours after McCarthy dropped out.
"Rep. Westmoreland has expressed interest in running for Speaker of the House and is grateful for the support he's received so far. He will be speaking with his family and spending time in prayer before he makes a final decision," Westmoreland spokeswoman Leigh Claffey said.
6. Rep. Tom Price (Ga.)
Price has shown a clear interest in entering the House GOP leadership hierarchy.
The Budget Committee chairman had been battling House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) for the majority leader spot, under the assumption that McCarthy would become Speaker. But Scalise had told supporters that he’d already locked up enough votes to win that race.
House GOP Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) had initially positioned herself as a contender in the majority leader race, but ultimately decided to forgo a bid. Should she run for the gavel, McMorris Rodgers could make history by becoming the first female Republican Speaker.
7. John Boehner (Ohio)
It sounds like a plot from a rom-com: After trying out dozens of alternatives, House Republicans might have to stick with the man they had all along. Boehner said he “will serve as Speaker until the House votes to elect a new Speaker.”
"Some of my friends in the Freedom Caucus are in essence forcing Boehner to stay on as Speaker,” said Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.).
Other lawmakers offered the idea of a “caretaker Speaker” who would only stay on through 2016, such as retiring Rep. John Kline (Minn.), chairman of the Education and the Workforce panel, or Rep. Candice Miller (Mich.), the Administration Committee chairwoman. Rep. Tom Cole (Okla.), another name floated, said he’d support someone like Ryan or Kline. And Rep. Greg Walden (Ore.), who chairs the House GOP’s campaign arm, didn’t rule out an interim term as Speaker.
But not all Republicans like the idea of a temporary, lame-duck Speaker without leadership experience.
“If we're going to have a caretaker Speaker, let it be John Boehner,” said Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.).
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/256456-seven-republican...
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Chairmen urge Republicans to pump brakes on Speaker contest
By Kevin Cirilli - 10/08/15 06:08 PM EDT
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) are circulating a letter calling on House Republicans to adopt a shared vision before electing a new Speaker.
The letter comes after House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) shockingly dropped out of the race to succeed Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio.), who is slated to resign Oct. 31.
ADVERTISEMENT"Members need to come together to figure out what we are and where we are going as a Conference, before we figure out who will lead us," they wrote in the letter.
Hensarling, a potential contender to be Speaker, and Goodlatte have already secured the support of 17 GOP House colleagues, according to the letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Hill.
"Too often decisions are made in a 24/7 news cycle where people do not have full information, have not fully considered the consequences of action or inaction, and Members are locked into a position that may very well change based on future circumstances," according to the letter.
The letter states that "members not commit to a determinative course of action before our Conference can meet and find a shared set of goals and governing vision that benefits the nation and our constituents."
"We are all committed to a thorough review of the processes and procedures that guide our Conference and the House," the lawmakers wrote. "We agree that finding a conservative leader with the temperament, disposition, leadership qualities, and ability to be a leader of the House, our Conference, and the nation is our shared goal."
GOP Reps. Paul Ryan (Wis.), Trey Gowdy (S.C.), Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.), Bill Shuster (Pa.) and Peter Roskam (Ill.) were some of the 17 other members in addition to Hensarling and Goddlatte who signed the letter.
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YOU MUST SEE THIS=> Hispanic Supporter GOES LOCO On Stage Meeting Donald Trump! (Video)
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Donald Trump spoke to another packed crowd in Las Vegas today.
The crowd was pretty fired up.At the rally in Las Vegas Donald Trump discussed being on magazine covers.
‘I think I’m on 14 covers this week. I’m on more covers than any supermodel in history!”
He brought a female supporter from Colombia on stage and signed her magazine.
“I’m Hispanic and I vote for Mr. Trump! We vote for Mr. Trump! Yes! Mr. Trump. We LOVE YOU! We LOVE YOU!”
When was the last time you saw anything like this in the Republican Party?
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Cruz raises $12 million in third quarter
By Ben Kamisar
Getty ImagesSen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) brought in more than $12 million in the third fundraising quarter, a strong haul that will likely show him in good standing in the Republican presidential race.Campaign aides Thursday night confirmed that haul, which was first reported by the Associated Press.It brings the Texas Republican’s fundraising total to more than $26 million since he launched his bid — after bringing in $10 million in the second quarter and $4 million during the first quarter. Cruz launched his bid just one week before the end of quarter one.ADVERTISEMENTHis total is significantly behind the third-quarter total posted by retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, who raised $20 million.But it just Cruz well ahead of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), the only other GOP candidate to release their numbers ahead of the filing deadline Oct. 15. Rubio announced Thursday night that his campaign raised just $6 million over the third quarter.The campaign touted that it raised more than $1 million in the last day of the fundraising quarter, Sept. 30, and added that it has recruited a group of 6,000 “sustainers,” who have pledged monthly donations that the campaign says will cover its ground game in the first four early-nominating states and 23 additional states and territories.“We are thrilled to see a grassroots wave of support for our campaign gaining momentum all over the country,” Cruz said in a statement.“We have both the financial and organizational resources to compete for the long haul and to take our optimistic message all across the country.”Rick Tyler, a Cruz spokesman, told The Hill last week that the campaign was confident that the third-quarter haul would forge a “dividing line” between candidates that can compete during the long primary season and those who won’t have the resources to last.Cruz and his allied super PACs have had strong fundraising showings — the combined haul in support of Cruz trails only former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on the Republican side.But the strong showing by Carson both at the polls and in raising money has stunted Cruz's rise, as the two compete for a similar swath of voters. Carson is recently polling in second place in a RealClearPolitics average with 17.2 percent support, while Cruz is in sixth with 6.2 percent. -
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October 08, 2015, 07:33 pm
Rubio posts disappointing third-quarter fundraising haul
Greg NashSen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) raised $6 million in the third quarter, a disappointing haul for a candidate who has been rising in the polls and lauded as a potential threat to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for the GOP’s establishment mantle.That’s a drop from the $9 million Rubio raised in two-and-a-half months in the second quarter, after he launched his bid for the White House in mid-April.All told, Rubio has raised $18 million in hard campaign dollars this year, which includes about $3 million for his Senate reelection bid that has transferred to his presidential account.ADVERTISEMENTThe Florida Republican finishes the third quarter with about $11 million in cash on hand. Outside groups had raised more than $30 million on his behalf at the end of the second quarter.Rubio campaign officials shared the figure with top donors in Las Vegas, according to a source at the gathering. Rubio is campaigning in Nevada this weekend.Rubio’s team said its fundraising efforts were stunted in July by Scott Walker’s entrance into the race, and several other candidates who jumped in early in the summer.They also cited the slow-moving summer months, when many donors are away on vacation, as a reason for the lower-than-expected haul.But the Rubio campaign said they’ve turned things around in the fall, claiming to have raised over $1 million online in September, and forecasting October will be their best month of fundraising yet.Still, Rubio is at risk of getting doubled-up by Bush in the third quarter. The Wall Street Journal has reported that Bush is likely to surpass his second-quarter haul of $11.4 million.Two other Republicans have announced their third quarter numbers.Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson will likely lead the field, having netted $20 million in the second quarter. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) struggled, bringing in only $2.5 million. -
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October 08, 2015, 05:05 pm
Graham, Leahy push for $1B in emergency Syrian refugee funds
By Jordain Carney
Getty ImagesA bipartisan pair of senators — including one presidential candidate — is pushing forward with an emergency spending bill to help strengthen the administration's ability to combat the Syrian refugee crisis.
Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) have rolled out legislation that would provide an extra $1 billion in emergency funding, mandating that the White House tell Congress within 45 days how it will use the money.Leahy said in a statement that "the disaster in Syria dwarfs anything we have seen for decades, with millions of people uprooted and seeking safety in other countries. It is a humanitarian emergency of staggering proportions, and we need to do more. Our bill would make that possible.”
While the legislation doesn't specify how many Syrian refugees should be accepted into the United States, their funding would allow for the resettlement of up to 100,000 refugees over two years, according to Leahy's office.The legislation comes as Congress is grappling with how to respond to the crisis and the administration's plan to increase the number of refugees it accepts.Dozens of Senate Democrats backed a letter from Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) earlier this week calling for an emergency spending bill. That letter was spent to Leahy and Graham, as well as Sens. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), the top two members on the Appropriations Committee.But FBI Director James Comey said Thursday that there are "gaps" in the screening process for bringing Syrians into the United States.“There is risk associated of bringing anybody in from the outside, but specifically from a conflict zone like that,” he told members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.Graham, who is running for president, quickly came out in support of accepting more Syrian refugees after a photo of a drowned Syrian child went viral and sparked international outrage earlier this year.His position pits him against not only many of his Republican colleagues, but also other 2016 presidential contenders. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who is also running for president, said earlier this week that President Obama's plan to accept additional Syrian refugees was "nothing short of crazy."The Graham-Leahy bill also requires that Secretary of State John Kerry describe what security vetting refugees would have to undergo before being accepted into the country. -
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Trump: 'No-good traitor' Bergdahl would have been executed 30 years ago
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Thursday said that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl would have been executed for leaving his post in Afghanistan in the past.
The businessman called Bergdahl, a 29-year-old Army sergeant who who left his post in 2009 and was held captive by the Taliban for five years, a "no-good traitor" who would have been shot 30 years ago.
Trump made the comments at a rally in Las Vegas at the Treasure Island casino.
The U.S. recovered Bergdahl last year from the Taliban in a secret swap for five senior Taliban commanders held at Guantánamo Bay. The move broke a law requiring the White House to notify members of Congress before any detainee transfers, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Trump has long criticized that deal.
Bergdahl was charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy in March, and the Army conducted a hearing on his case last month.
There is a recommendation on whether Bergdahl will face a court martial, but it has not been released to the public yet.
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/256437-trump-says-bergdahl-should...
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YEP and now Obama will make sure he does not do prison time. Rewarding this traitor who got others in his company KILLED!
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GOP lawmakers confronted McCarthy
Greg NashBy Scott Wong - 10/08/15 10:30 PM EDT
House GOP lawmakers this week confronted Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) about rumors they worried could have hampered his bid for Speaker.
At a closed-door meeting on Tuesday with Texas’s GOP delegation, members pressed McCarthy for
Those attending the session said McCarthy told them that the rumors were not true, and the 25-member delegation endorsed the GOP leader for Speaker.
“They said, ‘Do not let me support you and find out later once we elect you, you did” commit a misdeed, said one senior Texas lawmaker who was in the meeting. “I was satisfied with Kevin’s answer.”
GOP Rep. Joe Barton, dean of the Texas delegation, would not share the details of what was said during Tuesday’s meeting, but confirmed a meeting did occur.
“I know that we had a meeting with Kevin McCarthy. I know that he spoke to the Texas delegation. He gave an opening statement, took questions and it was a positive interaction,” Barton told The Hill. “And had there been a vote, he would have gotten all but a very small number.”
McCarthy’s office declined to comment for this story.
Two days after that meeting, McCarthy stunned the political world by abruptly dropping out of the race to succeed Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) just when he appeared a shoo-in to win the nomination from his conference.
McCarthy told reporters his decision had nothing to do with a letter from conservative Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.), calling on leadership candidates to step down if they have “skeletons in their closets” or have committed “misdeeds.”
In his letter, Jones said he didn't want a replay of the 1998 Bob Livingston saga. Livingston, a Louisiana congressman, was one of the Republicans who called on President Bill Clinton to resign after his affair with a White House intern. But shortly after being elected Speaker, Livingston himself resigned on the House floor after admitting to his own extramarital affair.
Instead, McCarthy said he was concerned with how many votes he could secure on the House floor as Speaker, and how long he could survive as Speaker if he barely eked by with slightly more than the 218 votes needed.
The conservative House Freedom Caucus had endorsed Rep. Daniel Webster (R-Fla.) for Speaker, and had suggested they would withhold support for McCarthy on the floor. They were pressing for additional concessions from McCarthy, including a possible new candidate for majority leader.
In an interview with the National Review’s Rich Lowry, McCarthy suggested the price of concessions to conservative members would have been too high.
He also told reporters that he believed Republicans needed a “fresh face” to unify them.
Members are now pressing for Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to enter the race.
McCarthy’s reversal was a stunner because he seemed close to winning a dream job.
Two hours earlier, McCarthy fielded dozens of questions from GOP colleagues at a candidates’ forum about how he would run the House differently than Boehner.
But in recent days, the McCarthy rumors were also raising alarm bells for other GOP lawmakers. Since McCarthy jumped in the race to replace Boehner two weeks ago, Steven Baer, a conservative activist and gadfly from Chicago, has been flooding lawmakers’ personal email in-boxes with blogs and articles about the McCarthy rumors.
At least eight GOP lawmakers told The Hill they had personally received the Baer emails. One lawmaker said his wife got one of the emails, then asked him about it. A female Western state lawmaker said she began investigating Baer and the issue on Google.
One Midwest Republican lawmaker backing McCarthy took it a step further. After receiving several emails each day about the allegations, the lawmaker brought up the issue directly with close McCarthy allies.
“I didn’t blow it off,” the Midwest lawmaker told The Hill on Thursday. “I asked some direct questions of key people who should know Kevin very well. They said no. One of his closest friends and confidants told me, he knows Kevin and there has never been any indication or evidence or any suggested activities that would have indicated that was true.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/256475-gop-lawmakers-confronted-m...
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October 09, 2015, 07:40 am
Cruz: Trump won't get nomination
By Jesse Byrnes
GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz sought to distance himself from front-runner Donald Trump this week, saying the mogul would not be the party’s pick for 2016.
Asked during an interview with WABC's Rita Cosby if he could eventually defeat Trump based on his own principles, the Texas senator, who posted impressive third-quarter fundraising numbers Thursday said, "I think that's right."
"I think in time, I don't believe Donald is going to be the nominee and I think, in time, the lion's share of his supporters end up with us," Cruz said in the interview airing Sunday.
Cruz is the only top candidate to have not publicly sparred with Trump, who has led in the polls for more than two months, including among very conservative voters.
Cruz has complimented Trump and even held a D.C. rally with him protesting the nuclear Iran deal, even as GOP rivals blasted Trump's controversial remarks over the summer, including questioning Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) war record.
"There have been other candidates in this race who have gone out of their way to smack Donald with a 2-by-4, and I haven't been one of them," Cruz said Thursday.
Cruz added that he was "glad" Trump was in the race.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/256476-cruz-trump-wont-get-nomi...
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