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A Republican odyssey, from Goldwater in the Cow Palace to Trump in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE — The convention history of Shawn Steel began exactly 60 years ago this week when he hitched a ride from Van Nuys in California’s San Fernando Valley to San Francisco, borrowed credentials from a friend, and found a seat in the rafters of the Cow …