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CONVENTIONAL WARFARE

Nine times that presidential conventions devolved into madness

Steak magnate Donald Trump emerged from the Republican primary with just enough delegates to stave off a potential floor fight in Cleveland in July. While that’s bad news for what’s left of the GOP’s #NeverTrump contingent, the real loser may be political junkies, who thought they’d finally see the ivory-billed woodpecker of American politics—the brokered convention. Instead, they’ll have to settle

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