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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal. This is Free Expression with Jerry Baker.

Hello and welcome to Free Expression from the Wall Street Journal Opinion page.

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This week, after another debate among a Republican hopefuls for president,

is anything likely to change in the race that still seems dominated by the man who,

once again, wasn't there?

On Wednesday night, we retreated to a feisty and at times chaotic battle.

At the Republican Presidential Library,

as seven candidates fought for attention,

while Donald Trump, who still enjoys a mere 40-point lead or so in national polling for the

GOP primary, stayed away. So did we learn anything? Did anyone break out from the pack?

Or did anyone's campaign suffer a fatal blow? More importantly, as the GOP primary race unfolds, what are we

learning about the new Republican Party? Is it now a fully-fledged populist movement, rejecting

...