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After the Alabama Senate race, conservatives must ditch their anger

By Quin Hillyer
Published December 14, 2017 9:10pm ET
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After the Alabama Senate race, conservatives must ditch their anger
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, center, looks at election returns with staff during an election-night watch party at the RSA activity center, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) | Brynn Anderson

MOBILE, Ala. — Are Republicans or conservatives these days even capable of smiling?

President Trump and his wingman Steve Bannon are angry people, inventing enemies from thin air just to have someone against whom to fulminate, picking fights for the sake of fighting, spewing bile for the thrill of seeing it splatter.

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Alabama Ben Sasse Commentary Doug Jones Mitch McConnell Paul Ryan Quin Hillyer Republican Party Ronald Reagan Roy Moore Steve Bannon Steve Scalise