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Some suggest the reduction is the natural outcome of primaries that have been too hard to predict. “It’s so confusing this year; they [the contractors] don’t know who to give to, especially on the Republican side,” says Barry Blechman, a fellow at the nonpartisan Stimson Center. This leaves open the possibility that defense-related campaign donations could ramp up quickly once the party’s choices become clearer.
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