As Donald Trump takes the stage in Cleveland Thursday night to formally accept the Republican nomination for president, delegates from around New England will cheer for the candidate who has run largely on an anti-establishment platform.
Many of these same New England delegates fit the description of political moderates, long known as “Yankee Republicans.”
But some of the highest ranking officials who fit the description are staying away from the convention — while their constituents rally behind Trump.
From the convention, WBUR reporter Shannon Dooling takes a look at New England Republicans’ place in the evolving GOP.
This report comes from the New England News Collaborative. Eight public media companies coming together to tell the story of a changing region, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
