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Can Donald Trump Be Stopped?

September 5, 2015 · 12:21 pm ET · 72 Comments

New York Times: “Republican strategists and donors have assembled focus groups to test negative messages about Mr. Trump. They have amassed dossiers on his previous support for universal health care and higher taxes. They have even discussed the creation of a ‘super PAC’ to convince conservatives that Mr. Trump is not one of them.”

“But the mammoth big-money network assembled by Republicans in recent years is torn about how best to defuse the threat Mr. Trump holds for their party, and haunted by the worry that any concerted attack will backfire.”

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