The Republican Party Is a Mess.It Will Emerge Stronger for It.

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By Michael Brendan Dougherty

Mr. Dougherty is a senior writer at National Review.

“Pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot,” President Trump has been pleading with Republicans in midterm campaign stops. He has a point. With him on the ballot, in 2016 and 2024, Republicans fared much better than they expected. In 2018 and 2022, without him, they stumbled.

But two things can be true at once. Mr.........

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