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Democratic Primary 2016
May 4, 2016
Alex Shephard
There are going to be a lot of calls for Bernie Sanders to drop out.
May 4, 2016
Meaghan Murphy
Bernie Sanders wins the Indiana primary, but Hillary Clinton comes out unscathed.
May 3, 2016
Alex Shephard
Bernie Sanders is starting to look beyond the Democratic primary.
May 3, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump celebrated locking up the GOP nomination by ethering Ted Cruz on Twitter.
May 3, 2016
Jeet Heer
Sanders needs a better argument for continuing the fight.
May 3, 2016
Alex Shephard
Hillary Clinton wants to have it both ways with clean energy.
May 3, 2016
Nathaniel Rakich
What Makes a Presidential Nominee ‘Presumptive’?
Clinton and Trump have just about sewn up their respective races. But the media isn't using the p-word.
May 2, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
At this point it looks like the Democrats will have a more divisive convention than the Republicans.
April 28, 2016
PodcastPrimary Concerns
Primary Concerns Episode 11: The After-Bern Effect
What's next for Bernie Sanders and his movement?
April 27, 2016
Adam Peck
Bernie Sanders just sent his strongest signal yet that his campaign is over.
April 27, 2016
Alex Shephard
Hillary Clinton is making her move to win over Bernie Sanders’s supporters.
April 27, 2016
Adam Peck
Establishment Democrats are doing pretty well in tonight’s Senate primary races.
April 27, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Bernie knows he can’t win.
April 27, 2016
Alex Shephard
Hillary Clinton has won tonight’s biggest prizes.
April 26, 2016
Jeet Heer
Clinton is likely to continue winning her campaign of attrition.
April 26, 2016
Adam Peck
The hottest new trend for long-shot campaigns is VP short lists.
April 26, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Bernie is learning the hard way that Hillary’s support extends well beyond the Deep South.
April 25, 2016
Brian Beutler
Democrats Should Stop Sweating Sanders’s Attacks on Clinton
Yes, Republicans will use them against her in the general. But she'll have more powerful ammunition.
April 25, 2016
MagazineClancy Martin
The Four Liars of the 2016 Election
Hillary the Noble Liar, Donald the Bullshitter, Ted the Trickster, and Bernie the Blue-Eyed Liar—who will win the day?
April 21, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Bernie Sanders should definitely ignore all the calls for him to “ease up” on Hillary Clinton.

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