UK Only Article:
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Issue:
Trump’s triumph
Fly Title:
Indiana’s primaries
Location:
CROWN POINT, INDIANA
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Rubric:
Can Republicans accept Donald Trump as their nominee?
“TRUMP is scary,” says Jim Adkins, the manager of a branch of Olive Garden, a restaurant chain, as he comes out of the banquet hall of the St Peter & Paul Macedonian Church, where he has just cast his vote for Hillary Clinton. Mr Adkins usually votes for the Republican Party, but this time he overcame his dislike for Mrs Clinton. An election volunteer, who overhears the conversation, says many Republican voters are defecting to the other side, thanks to the seemingly unstoppable rise of Donald Trump.
These defections will play a role in the November elections, but in the Indiana primary on May 3rd only Republican votes counted for Mr Trump—and he won big. In spite of the local Republican establishment’s best ...
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