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Jul 20
2016 |
ANALYSIS: Trump Convention in Search of Unity - and Energy |
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CLEVELAND – The Trump takeover of the Republican Party was formalized on Tuesday, amid some folded arms on the floor of a Republican National Convention that has lacked unity, energy, and emotional heft.
It all occurred in the exact same place that Donald J. Trump famously raised his hand in a gesture that hedged on party loyalty, just about a year ago. That moment was electric in a way that nothing that’s happened in Cleveland this week has come close to matching.
While Trump earned the Republican nomination, he did not and has not earned a united party. Little that’s happened through a sometimes flat first two days of his convention nudged things in that direction –- to say nothing of the wider nation he hopes to lead.
The party’s wounds were on display even in a speaking lineup designed to convey healing. Tuesday was a night for congressional leaders and former opponents to take the stage before two of Trump’s children.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell earned a smattering... |
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| Source:http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/analysis-trump-convention-search-unity-energy/story?id=40722189 |
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