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6. Except the Republican establishment despises Trump

Reply to davidpdx (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 30, 2016, 10:40 AM

Jan 2016

And I don't know that Bloomberg would step in if the GOP nominated anybody other than Trump (or Cruz, whom the establishment also despises).

I think somebody like Ryan or Kasich would be much more likely in that case (if only to get rid of Ryan).

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