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After Trump’s Indiana Win, GOP Loyalists Prepare for End Times

A Trump sign near an Indiana polling location on Tuesday

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Donald Trump’s victory in Indiana came down quick as a guillotine—but even before the election results rolled in, the GOP faithful were jumping ship.

Former John McCain aide Mark Salter declared his allegiance to Hillary Clinton earlier Tuesday.

RedState blogger Ben Howe, who’s promised to phone-bank for Clinton if Trump gets the nomination, followed suit.

Once it became clear that Trump would take Indiana by a landslide, Meghan McCain and Lindsey Graham predicted the party’s altogether demise.

Now more than ever, members of the #NeverTrump movement have to consider just how far they’re willing to go to see their mission through.

The Trump Apocalypse may not come to pass, but the Republican Party is already preparing for doom.

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