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    The Republican Women Donald Trump Alienated

    Conservative women who oppose the incoming president must decide whether to stay in the GOP or leave.
    by Clare Foran Jan 10, 2017 4 minutes
    Source: Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

    Melanie Watson can’t stand the thought that Donald Trump will soon be president of the United States. The 53-year old Dallas, Texas resident voted against him, despite the fact that she describes herself as a lifelong Republican. And she wants nothing to do with the Republican Party now that it has become the party of Trump.

    “The GOP failed this country, and I blame the GOP for Trump,” Watson said in an interview. “I can’t stay in a party that didn’t stand up to Trump, and that’s willing to support him as president.”

    Republican women who oppose Trump must decide: Should they stay in a political party they feel betrayed by, or should they

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