The defeat of #NeverTrump

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It’s now or never for #NeverTrump. A contested Republican convention where the front-runner could lose the nomination is no longer in the cards. He’s now the presumptive nominee, weeks sooner than most expected.

The focus has now shifted to a conservative or independent third-party candidacy. Supporters claim the campaign infrastructure and funding is in place. There’s just one problem: As deadlines loom, no candidate has bitten.

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