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Moderate Republicans Fight Harder against Their Own Right Wing

In the aftermath of Republican defeats last week in Virginia and Alabama elections, moderate Republicans are strategizing to resist the pressure from their own right wing to run Tea Party candidates. Is it a new level of Republican civil war? Manu Raju is senior congressional reporter for Politico .

By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

In the aftermath of Republican defeats last week in Virginia and Alabama elections, moderate Republicans are strategizing to resist the pressure from their own right wing to run Tea Party candidates. Is it a new level of Republican civil war? Manu Raju is senior congressional reporter for Politico.

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Moderate Republicans Fight Harder against Their Own Right Wing

In the aftermath of Republican defeats last week in Virginia and Alabama elections, moderate Republicans are strategizing to resist the pressure from their own right wing to run Tea Party candidates. Is it a new level of Republican civil war? Manu Raju is senior congressional reporter for Politico .

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Moderate Republicans Fight Harder against Their Own Right Wing

In the aftermath of Republican defeats last week in Virginia and Alabama elections, moderate Republicans are strategizing to resist the pressure from their own right wing to run Tea Party candidates. Is it a new level of Republican civil war? Manu Raju is senior congressional reporter for Politico .

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