consultant, historian and author
Longtime conservative consultant; historian and author of Last Act: The Final Years and Emerging Legacy of Ronald Reagan
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Craig Shirley
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FROM Craig Shirley
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For GOP "Insiders:" Which "Outsider" Is Worse? The Republican Establishment in Washington is now holding its nose and warming up to the real estate mogul, Donald Trump. The distinctly half-hearted endorsement is based on hatred for Senator Ted Cruz and his frequent attacks on the leadership of his own political party.
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