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Look at How the Republican Party Has Changed

February 18, 2016 · 7:30 pm ET · 18 Comments

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If someone predicted in 2010 that Gov. Nikki Haley would endorse Sen. Marco Rubio for president as part of a concerted effort to consolidate the Republican establishment, most would have thought the idea was crazy. Back then, Haley and Rubio were leading the rise of the Tea Party that bucked the GOP establishment every chance it got.

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