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Donald Trump bears a striking resemblance to George Wallace and Ross Perot, two men who waged among the most successful and highest impact third party presidential candidacies in US history. Perot and Wallace waged their third party campaigns after failing to win the Republican (Perot) and Democratic (Wallace) nominations. What impact might Trump have on the Republican party and the political system if he wins -- or fails to win -- the Republican nomination?

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From booting Stephen Harper to highlighting racial injustice, progressives can take heart in these outcomes

When Republicans look at the perils posed by a third-party bid from Donald Trump, they may be looking in the wrong direction. It’s not Trump the Defector that could trigger the biggest threat to the party, but Trump the Nominee.

Bernie Sanders' Presidential campaign posted some big wins this week with endorsements by a major national union and a liberal activist group. But tensions with the Democratic National Committee exploded into a crisis, as the DNC hobbled the campaign by blocking access to voter and donor data, and the Sanders campaign hit back with a federal lawsuit.

In this strange domain, reality is extremely malleable. The laws of cause and effect no longer apply.

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