‘Convicted felon’ doesn’t sting when you’re convicted for being a Republican

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MILWAUKEE — In a healthy political culture, a party’s voters and delegates would see a felony conviction as a reason not to nominate a politician. We do not function in a healthy political culture.

The Republican Party has a cultural sickness that is its cult of personality. Former President Donald Trump has successfully recentered the party around him, personally — branding as a “Republican In Name Only” or a traitor any Republican who opposes him.

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