"There Is No Party Here Anymore. It's Just A Shell"
For three decades, the Republican presidential nominating contest has served to unify the national party's coalition of social, economic and foreign policy conservatives in advance of a general election fight with Democrats.
This year, it is ripping that coalition apart.



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Washington Post | Michael D. Shear and David Broder | December 23, 2007 06:44 PM