The GOP Doesn’t Have a Line in the Sand
The more despotically Trump behaves, the more forcefully Senate Republicans display their loyalty to him and betray the country. And the Dems aren’t fighting back vigorously enough.
Robin Alperstein
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Robin Alperstein is an attorney in private practice in New York City. Her political writing has appeared on the political blog Voluble, available on Medium. Follow her: @RAlperstein
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