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A Senate race in Pennsylvania could predict the Republican Party’s future

The primary shows the strength and limits of Donald Trump’s backing

Most of America’s presidents who lost their bids for re-election promptly retired from the political fray. Donald Trump has evidently chosen a different path. His false claims that President Joe Biden stole the 2020 election have kept him to the fore in an increasingly factious party. Though there is little doubt he will try to run again in 2024, whether he will hold as much sway as before is in question. A Republican Senate primary in Pennsylvania may hold some clues.

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