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Adam Kinzinger: “Well, I mean, first off, how awful is your candidate that you have to do this in the first place?”

On the recordJuly 6, 2023
Well, I mean, first off, how awful is your candidate that you have to do this in the first place?
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Adam Kinzinger
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Adam Kinzinger questions the necessity of the loyalty pledge in light of the party's candidate quality.

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