‘Never Trump’ Movement Dealt Setback After Super Tuesday
JONATHAN MARTIN and MAGGIE HABERMAN
Alarmed by Donald J. Trump’s victories in seven states on Super Tuesday, Republicans desperate to sink his presidential bid moved on Wednesday to battle him on two fronts, attacking him with millions of dollars in television ads in Florida while girding for what would be the party’s first contested convention in 40 years.
The urgent new efforts, led by a group of corporate executives, financiers and Republican strategists, came as more party leaders expressed fear that Mr. Trump’s nomination would taint the party with a stigma of bigotry and recklessness. Yet many also acknowledged that it was now all but impossible to defeat Mr. Trump outright during the primary season.
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