Can Ed Gillespie Play the Trump Card in Virginia?

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Abingdon, Va.

It’s been nearly a year since Donald Trump’s presidential victory tore up the rules of modern politics. Some Republican candidates, like Alabama’s Roy Moore, have found success emulating the president’s take-no-prisoners approach to campaigning, and a slew of other grassroots challengers will be eager to try the formula in the 2018 midterms. But what about establishment Republicans? Can they spin Trumpian rhetoric into electoral gold? In Virginia, Ed Gillespie is trying to find out.

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