Schumer to Iowans: Tea party's 'bludgeon politics' will damage the GOP

If Republicans don't distance themselves from tea partiers like Ted Cruz and their "bludgeon politics" they'll experience a disaster in upcoming elections, the third-ranking member of the U.S. Senate predicts.

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