Left Field.

A reporter who spoke to Romney just before the vote described him as looking like a man who knew a chandelier was about to break over his head, and in his speech he is clearly nervous. Afterwards, most opponents of Trump acknowledged Romney's bravery, but a few asked why on Earth we should congratulate him on doing what was so plainly the right thing to do. Democrats did the right thing, but no one single Democrat deserves special approbation, because they were all doing what their party expected them to. [Extracted from the article]

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