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For decades, the Republican Party has stood for being tough on Communism, and the Democrats, fairly or unfairly, were often criticized for a softer approach.
But now the entire deck is scrambled.
Many GOP leaders, such as Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham, are backing President Biden in lining up NATO allies for imposing sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Some are saying Biden hasn’t gone far enough – criticism that’s been fueled by the president’s decision to roll out only limited sanctions, apparently because the Russian military has entered only a couple of rebellious provinces so far.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington.
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But there is another Republican faction, generally aligned with a certain former president, that doesn’t…

