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Former President Donald Trump appears to have an insurmountable grip on the Republican Party, emphasized by his easy victory for a third presidential nomination earlier this month. But look closer, argued Trump-skeptic conservative analyst Charlie Sykes for MSNBC on Friday: the former president’s grip on power is shakier than it appears. “Trump’s outsize control in the party is formidable — but it’s far from complete. That means figures who could pry those fissures open — such as former congresswoman Liz Cheney and former Vice President Mike Pence — could have an outsize influence on the 2024 …

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