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Group of Republicans Threatens to Start Third Party

May 11, 2021 at 8:17 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“More than 100 Republicans, including some former elected officials, are preparing to release a letter this week threatening to form a third party if the Republican Party does not make certain changes,” the New York Times reports.

“The statement is expected to take aim at Donald J. Trump’s stranglehold on Republicans, which signatories to the document have deemed unconscionable.”

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