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GOP Primaries Focus On Candidates' Loyalty To President Trump

Voters in 11 states this month will elect their nominees to run in November. In the 2018 GOP primaries, one question is dominating all the rest: Who will be the most loyal to President Trump?
President Trump speaks to supporters during a campaign rally on April 28, 2018, in Washington Township, Mich.

The final Indiana Senate Republican debate ahead of Tuesday's primary election was not exactly a battle of ideas because, as the moderator noted at the top, there isn't much ideological diversity between the three candidates in the race.

"They agree that when it comes to immigration that a wall should be built along the border with Mexico. They also agree that the Russia investigation is quote a 'witch hunt' and must end now," said moderator Abdul Hakim-Shabazz, "And they're also strong supporters of the Second Amendment right to bear arms, and they support arming teachers in the classroom. So we will not

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