Republican Party

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, the Republican Conference chairman, and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., tells reporters he is delaying a vote on the Republican health care bill while GOP leadership works toward getting enough votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. In a bruising setback, Senate Republican leaders are delaying a vote on their prized health care bill until after the July 4 recess, forced to retreat by a GOP rebellion that left them lacking enough votes to even begin debating the legislation, two sources said Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, pauses for a reporter's question as he arrives at a closed-door GOP strategy session on the Republican health care overhaul with Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and others, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 20, 2017. Sen. McConnell says Republicans will have a "discussion draft" of a GOP-only bill scuttling former President Barack Obama's health care law by Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senate Minority Leader Pat Bates, R-Laguna Niguel, right, and Sen. Mike Morrell, R-Rancho Cucamonga, joined other members of the GOP in voting against the state budget plan, Thursday, June 15, 2017,in Sacramento, Calif. Despite Republican opposition,the Senate approved the $125 billion general fund spending plan, which was negotiated by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

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Illustration on resisting being goaded into a like reaction to attacks on the GOP by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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State Sen. Majority Leader Bob Duff, D-Norwalk, left, hold a GOP budget with State Democratic President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney D-New Haven, on the final day of session at the State Capitol, Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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Senate Republican President Pro Tempore Len Fasano, R-North Haven, holds a news conference with Republicans to announce they will offer a GOP budget into debate on the final day of session at the State Capitol, Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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Illustration on needing to improve GOP messaging by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Ancient GOP Coin Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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FILE- In this Oct. 19, 2006 file photo, Ralph Norman, speaks during a debate in Rock Hill, S.C. The special election spotlight has rolled on to South Carolina, where Republican runoff voters are now tasked with deciding which mainstream Republican they'll choose as their pick to keep Mick Mulvaney's former seat in GOP control. Tommy Pope and Ralph Norman are up for election in Tuesday's GOP runoff in the 5th Congressional District. (Melissa Cherry/The Herald via AP)

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FILE- In this July 8, 2015 file photo, Rep. Tommy Pope, R-York, speaks in Columbia, S.C. The special election spotlight has rolled on to South Carolina, where Republican runoff voters are now tasked with deciding which mainstream Republican they'll choose as their pick to keep Mick Mulvaney's former seat in GOP control. Tommy Pope and Ralph Norman are up for election in Tuesday's GOP runoff in the 5th Congressional District. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Illustration on remodeling the GOP by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Kansas House Majority Leader Don Hineman, R-Dighton, answers questions from reporters after the House adjourns for the day at the Statehouse, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in Topeka, Kan. The House's GOP leaders canceled a debate on a bill that would have increased income taxes to raise more than $1 billion in new revenue over two years (AP Photo/John Hanna).

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State Sen. Andy Vidak, R-Hanford, left, talks with fellow GOP Sen. John Moorlach, of Costa Mesa, Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. Vidak lead Republican opposition to the confirmation of former Democratic state Sen. Isadore Hall's nomination to the Agricultural Labor Relations Board. Despite the GOP opposition the Senate confirmed Hall. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)