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Why the Republican elite couldn’t stop Donald Trump

The political climate that brought about his rise is in fact a worldwide phenomenon

19 March 2016

9:00 AM

19 March 2016

9:00 AM

If the Republican party were a company, it would now file for bankruptcy. Donald Trump, arguably the most grotesque candidate ever to have run for the Oval Office, seems certain to be the party’s presidential nominee. The former favourite, Marco Rubio, lost in his home state of Florida on Tuesday and has now bowed out of the race.

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