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To Block Trump, I Would Register Republican

By Bruce Ledewitz

In this week’s column in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, I criticize Republicans for not taking the Trump threat seriously enough and I offer a vote in the Pennsylvania Republican Presidential primary for Trump’s best situated opponent. Democrats who favor a Trump nomination because Trump would be easier for Biden to beat are playing with fire.

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