Former Republican Senator Warns GOP Has 'Gone So Far Overboard' Party May Be 'Beyond Redemption'

Former Republican Senator Warns GOP Has 'Gone So Far Overboard' Party May Be 'Beyond Redemption'
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In a New York Times profile of Lugar published today, former GOP Sen. John Danforth feared that the backlash against [Sen. Richard] Lugar from his own party signals that the GOP has gone "far overboard" with no hope of turning back.

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