He concedes that it's lonely now being a Republican in New England, but consoles himself by taking the long view.

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He will seek legitimacy for whatever he does in parliament, where the People's Party looks increasingly lonely in its opposition.

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Whether or not Dorner's grudges were legitimate, it's clear from his manifesto that they had consumed him long before he took cover for the last time in a lonely cabin.

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