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Varied Excuses From Top Republicans For Convention Absence
- The New York Times, Wednesday, June 1, 2016 12:51 PM
A number of top Republican officials will be skipping this year’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Some made it clearly about Trump. Indiana delegate Josh Claybourn explained: “I could not in good conscience attend a coronation and celebration of Donald Trump.” Others were more measured in their excuses: “I can watch it on TV,” as Lindsey Graham put it.
