Frankenstein wanders the Primaries

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The Trump phenomenon is continuing to maintain its hold on first place in the GOP field while confounding party wise-men because Trump has not been brought low by a series of remarks that would have doomed lesser foes. The New York billionaire regularly adds to his laundry list of taunts and insults that was initiated in June when he went to Trump Tower to launch his campaign. Republicans find themselves facing other outsiders like Ben Carson and Ted Cruz, and all three are outpacing insider favorites like Jeb Bush. The commentariat has been left scratching their heads trying to explain the durability of someone Charles Krauthammer once dismissed as a «rodeo clown.» Republicans were supposed to have left behind candidates like Trump and Cruz — Democrats have — but their appeal is no summer fling; it is a confrontation that has been building for years. The voters backing Republican outsiders…

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