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Republican Primary 2016
March 8, 2016
Jeet Heer
Stop blaming Trump on Obama.
March 8, 2016
Adam Peck
For a man with no shame, Donald Trump sure is insecure.
March 8, 2016
Adam Peck
Ted Cruz’s campaign continues to be the shadiest.
March 8, 2016
Ryan Kearney
Utah’s governor blames Snapchat, reality TV, Twitter, snarky emails, and even the National Enquirer for the rise of Donald Trump.
March 8, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
David Brooks warns the GOP that Ted Cruz is attractive only in a beer-goggles kind of way.
March 8, 2016
Alex Shephard
Correction: Ted Cruz still doesn’t have any friends in the Senate.
March 8, 2016
Jeet Heer
Bernie Sanders Is the Ted Cruz of the Democratic Primary
And, in term of the demographics of the states they have won, Hillary Clinton is the Donald Trump.
March 8, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Is today the day Donald Trump falls back to earth?
March 7, 2016
Alex Shephard
Marco Rubio has a shot in Florida, if he can survive a brutal week.
March 7, 2016
Brian Beutler
Puerto Rican “Amnesty” and the End of Marco Rubio
A rare primary victory also displayed his main liability in the 2016 Republican primary.
March 7, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
The Marco Rubio campaign autopsies have already begun.
March 7, 2016
MagazineSuki Kim
Mr. Rubio’s Neighborhood
A native son prepares for his last stand in the state that knows him best.
March 5, 2016
Alex Shephard
Super Saturday is shaping up very nicely for Ted Cruz.
March 5, 2016
Alex Shephard
Ted Cruz has won the 2016 CPAC straw poll.
March 5, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
The top 14 Ben Carson moments from the 2016 race.
March 4, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
In case there was any doubt, Ben Carson is definitely not running for president anymore.
March 4, 2016
Alex Shephard
The scary thing is that Donald Trump is already pivoting to the general election.
March 4, 2016
Laura Reston
John Kasich is sure he’s going to a brokered convention.
March 4, 2016
Adam Peck
Donald Trump snubs CPAC.
March 4, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Presidential Penis: A Short History
An obsession with the president's phallus is a feature of American history long pre-dating Donald Trump.

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