Republican Party

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FILE- In this July 8, 2015 file photo, Rep. Tommy Pope, R-York, speaks in Columbia, S.C. The special election spotlight has rolled on to South Carolina, where Republican runoff voters are now tasked with deciding which mainstream Republican they'll choose as their pick to keep Mick Mulvaney's former seat in GOP control. Tommy Pope and Ralph Norman are up for election in Tuesday's GOP runoff in the 5th Congressional District. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Illustration on remodeling the GOP by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Kansas House Majority Leader Don Hineman, R-Dighton, answers questions from reporters after the House adjourns for the day at the Statehouse, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in Topeka, Kan. The House's GOP leaders canceled a debate on a bill that would have increased income taxes to raise more than $1 billion in new revenue over two years (AP Photo/John Hanna).

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State Sen. Andy Vidak, R-Hanford, left, talks with fellow GOP Sen. John Moorlach, of Costa Mesa, Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. Vidak lead Republican opposition to the confirmation of former Democratic state Sen. Isadore Hall's nomination to the Agricultural Labor Relations Board. Despite the GOP opposition the Senate confirmed Hall. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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GOP congressional candidate in the 4th district Ron Estes votes at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Tuesday, April 11, 2017, in Wichita, Kan. (Jaime Green/The Wichita Eagle via AP)

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Illustration on GOP disarray over health insurance reform by Mark Weber/Tribune Content Agency

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Cannibalization in the GOP Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Cannibalization in the GOP Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Illustration on the GOP and the Federal budget by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Obamacare Stain on the GOP Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Corey Stewart speaks during the Millennial Advocacy Council PAC and NextGen GOP statewide candidate debate Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. (Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP) ** FILE **

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Ed Gillespie speaks during the Millennial Advocacy Council PAC and NextGen GOP statewide candidate debate Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. (Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP)

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From left, Chuck Smith, John Adams, Frank Wagner, Corey Stewart, Denver Riggleman, Ed Gillespie, Bryce Reeves and Glenn Davis debate during the Millennial Advocacy Council PAC and NextGen GOP statewide candidate debate Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Charlottesville, Va. (Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP)